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Witton Wood Spinney

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Frinton Station 12m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Frinton Station 12m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +102 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 150Cycling route

Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route341 m

Named routeRef 150Length 341 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route63 m

Named routeRef 150Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route378 m

Named routeRef 150Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route633 m

Named routeRef 150Length 633 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 150Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

6,006 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,006 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow +63

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

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Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Muntjac · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Rat

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +7

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Tortoiseshell

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,006 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow +63

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Muntjac · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Rat

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +7

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Tortoiseshell

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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