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Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.79401, 0.49678
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Oedemera lurida, Ischnopterapion loti +280 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Oedemera lurida, Ischnopterapion loti +280 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Circle Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Admiral McHardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sheepcotes Lane public footpath · 323 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 323 m Path type: track
Show on map Sheepcotes Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: track
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map (50) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 16 and Regional Route 50
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Sheepcotes Farm, near Little Waltham, Essex
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Wildlife to spot
4,917 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,917 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +37
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Badger +2
Pine Marten Martes martes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Badger Meles meles2023 Indet. Deer Cervidae2023 🐝 Insects 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · White Clover Seed Weevil · Ceratapion gibbirostre · Clover Seed Weevil · Stag Beetle +39
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2022 White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2022 Ceratapion gibbirostre Ceratapion gibbirostre2022 Clover Seed Weevil Protapion apricans2022 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Common Nettle · Common Ragwort · Broad-leaved Dock · Thistle
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2022 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Thistle Cirsium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,917 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +37
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Brown Hare · Mole · Rabbit · Badger +2
Pine Marten Martes martes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Badger Meles meles2023 Indet. Deer Cervidae2023 🐝 Insects 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · White Clover Seed Weevil · Ceratapion gibbirostre · Clover Seed Weevil · Stag Beetle +39
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2022 White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2022 Ceratapion gibbirostre Ceratapion gibbirostre2022 Clover Seed Weevil Protapion apricans2022 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Common Nettle · Common Ragwort · Broad-leaved Dock · Thistle
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2022 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Thistle Cirsium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2022
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2022
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2022
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2022
Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti2022
Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti2022
Ceratapion onopordi Ceratapion onopordi2022
Ceratapion onopordi Ceratapion onopordi2022
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2022
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2022
Bembidion minimum Bembidion minimum2022
Bembidion minimum Bembidion minimum2022
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2022
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2022
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2022
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2022
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus2022
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus2022
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus2022
Microlestes maurus Microlestes maurus2022
Microlestes maurus Microlestes maurus2022
Protapion difforme Protapion difforme2022
Protapion difforme Protapion difforme2022
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus2022
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus2022
Tychius picirostris Tychius picirostris2022
Tychius picirostris Tychius picirostris2022
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2022
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2022
Syntomus obscuroguttatus Syntomus obscuroguttatus2022
Syntomus obscuroguttatus Syntomus obscuroguttatus2022
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2022
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2022
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2022
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2022
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2022
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2022
Bagous argillaceus Bagous argillaceus2022
Bagous argillaceus Bagous argillaceus2022
Squamapion cineraceum Squamapion cineraceum2022
Squamapion cineraceum Squamapion cineraceum2022
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus2022
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus2022
Rhinusa antirrhini Rhinusa antirrhini2022
Rhinusa antirrhini Rhinusa antirrhini2022
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris2022
Notiophilus palustris Notiophilus palustris2022
Eutrichapion ervi Eutrichapion ervi2022
Eutrichapion ervi Eutrichapion ervi2022
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis2022
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis2022
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus2022
Pterostichus strenuus Pterostichus strenuus2022
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2022
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2022
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2022
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2022
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2022
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2022
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2022
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2022
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2022
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2022
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2022
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2022
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2022
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2022
Bembidion properans Bembidion properans2022
Bembidion properans Bembidion properans2022