Witham United Reformed Church
🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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51.79894, 0.63800
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Toast — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Toast — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 21 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 Lockram Lane public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m 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 Witham United Reformed Church: mid July 2020
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Wildlife to spot
10,101 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,101 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Moorhen +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Rock Dove Columba livia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rabbit · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Mole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea Banded Demoiselle · Red Admiral · Hornet · Peacock · Small White +23
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Hornet Vespa crabro Peacock Aglais io Small White Pieris rapae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,101 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Moorhen +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Rock Dove Columba livia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rabbit · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Mole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea Banded Demoiselle · Red Admiral · Hornet · Peacock · Small White +23
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Hornet Vespa crabro Peacock Aglais io Small White Pieris rapae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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