Witham Hockey and Cricket Club
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51.79694, 0.64166
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Playing field
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Ray Walk 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 Lockram Lane public footpath · 123 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 123 m Path type: footway
Show on map Blackwater Lane public footpath · 188 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 188 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map 75 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 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 Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Bungalows on Maldon Road, Witham
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Wildlife to spot
12,484 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,484 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Common Tern Sterna hirundo Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Firebug · Jersey Tiger · Speckled Bush-cricket · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Volucella inanis +6
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 14-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,484 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Common Tern Sterna hirundo Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Firebug · Jersey Tiger · Speckled Bush-cricket · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Volucella inanis +6
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 14-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 