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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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51.91509, 0.32510
Open directionsv Tilty Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Tilty, Essex, England. It was dissolved 3 March 1536. The chapel, with a nave built circa 1220, became a parish church and has survived, with later alterations and extensions.
Read more on Wikipedia → Abbey scheduled monument c. 1153
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Otter, Badger, Hedgehog +12 more · last seen 2022; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +31 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Hazel +43 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Turpin's Trail 1 Walking route ▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 04 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW04 Local walking route
Show on map Wolseys Chase public footpath · 291 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 291 m Path type: service
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 94 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 94 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 16 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 Main Route Cycling route 70 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 70 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 210 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 210 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 685 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 685 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Earthworks in field near Tilty Abbey
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Wildlife to spot
1,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren · Mallard +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Podiceps cristatus cristatus Podiceps cristatus cristatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Otter · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +2
Otter Lutra lutra2021 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2021 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer · Box Tree Moth +1
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020 Pedunculate Oak · Elder · Common Nettle · Bramble · Hawthorn +32
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Elder Sambucus nigra Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus fruticosus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren · Mallard +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Podiceps cristatus cristatus Podiceps cristatus cristatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Otter · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +2
Otter Lutra lutra2021 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2021 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer · Box Tree Moth +1
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020 Pedunculate Oak · Elder · Common Nettle · Bramble · Hawthorn +32
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Elder Sambucus nigra Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus fruticosus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Mole Talpa europaea2020
Mole Talpa europaea2020 Rosemary Beetle
Rosemary Beetle
Chrysolina americana2020
Chrysolina americana2020
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2020
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2020
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2020
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2020
Yew Taxus baccata2020
Yew Taxus baccata2020 