Thrift Wood - Woodland plantation 6 ha
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🐶 Dogs🌲 Walks🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.67015, 0.59364
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Danbury Common to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Easy walking on a waymarked route. There are grassy tracks and some tree routes. May not be suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs as some areas can get muddy in wet weather and during the winter. Can be connected with Blakes wood and Lingwood trails.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lingwood Common to Blakes Wood Walk, Danbury Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Circular walk with a mix of environments. Easy walking on a numbered route. There are grass tracks and some tree roots. It may not be suitable for push/wheelchairs as some areas become muddy in wet weather and during winter.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Photos Main Road, Woodham Ferrers
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Wildlife to spot
25,173 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,173 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen · Jackdaw +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Snail Hunter · Firebug +12
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Endomychus coccineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,173 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen · Jackdaw +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Snail Hunter · Firebug +12
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Endomychus coccineus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2025
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025 