Weeleyhall Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 28 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Tendring Getting here
51.84552, 1.13323
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Starling, Jackdaw +30 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Starling, Jackdaw +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large White +160 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large White +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Church Lane public footpath · 659 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 659 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Botany Lane public footpath · 427 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 427 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1 km Path type: service
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 150 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 150 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 150 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
16,413 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,413 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Starling · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Dunnock +19
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 36 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Red Admiral · Nut-tree Dot +31
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,413 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Starling · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Dunnock +19
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2024 Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 36 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Red Admiral · Nut-tree Dot +31
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small White
Small White
Pieris rapae2024
Pieris rapae2024
White Admiral Limenitis camilla
White Admiral Limenitis camilla
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2024
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2024
Triangle Heterogenea asella2024
Triangle Heterogenea asella2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2024
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2024
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2024
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2024
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2024
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2024
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2024
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2024
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2024
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2024
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2024
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2024
Chestnut Dot Stigmella samiatella2024
Chestnut Dot Stigmella samiatella2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 