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▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 377m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 377m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Ray Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Admiral McHardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to Salcott Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Blakes Wood to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 4 km ▾
Woodland paths can be hilling in places, with occasional protruding tree roots. Paths can become muddy, suitable footwear is necessary. Not suitable for pushchairs, wheelchairs or cycles. Can be connected with Lingwood trails and Danbury trails.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old School Court public footpath · 36 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 36 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 99 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map NCN Link Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (16) National Cycle Network
Show on map Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Photos Daffodils on The Green, Hatfield Peverel
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Wildlife to spot
3,673 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,673 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rook +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Sand Martin Riparia riparia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Small White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Large White +34
Small White Pieris rapae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Green-veined White Pieris napi Large White Pieris brassicae Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Comma Polygonia c-album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,673 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rook +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Sand Martin Riparia riparia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Small White · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Large White +34
Small White Pieris rapae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Green-veined White Pieris napi Large White Pieris brassicae Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Comma Polygonia c-album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Clouded Yellow Colias croceus
Clouded Yellow Colias croceus
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Aphid Aphididae
Aphid Aphididae
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 