West Park Golf Centre 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.73666, 0.45522
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🛝 Playground 212m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 212m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Jersey Tiger, Green Shieldbug +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Jersey Tiger, Green Shieldbug +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 12 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 Pleasure Gardens Walk Walking route ▾
Repton's Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Estate Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Lower Estate Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 801 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 801 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
18,702 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,702 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Woodpigeon +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Pea-leaf Weevil · Green Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Small Black Ant Lasius niger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,702 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Woodpigeon +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Pea-leaf Weevil · Green Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Small Black Ant Lasius niger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 