Dawn Chorus Walk, Chelmsford

Chelmer & Blackwater Group

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Overview

"International Dawn Chorus Day" **5am** (please book - 12 max to avoid disturbing birds; pref. for C&B members). Via ancient woods (College, Daffy & Bushy), fields, hedges, stream & scrub; bring binoculars. May reschedule if too wet or windy. 4-5 miles at a moderate/leisurely pace, with stops to look, listen & identify. Hope to hear skylarks, whitethroats, yellowhammer, buzzard.

Sunday, 5 May 2024

Start time:: 5:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 8:00 am

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: TL 69212 08803
Nearest postcode:: CM1 2EH
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Start time:: 5:00 am

Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre, Salerno Way, CM1 2EH - free parking, meet near CSAC [OS Map 183 TL692088; w3w: seeing.charts.prep]

Upcoming walks with Chelmer & Blackwater Group

Battersea Powers Station from Thames Path; ©️ Andrew Bowden CC-by-sa via Flickr

London - Putney to St Paul's

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Not another blue bell walk (Stock Fig of 8)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.7 miles

Parking Image' ©️ Google, w3w & OpenStreetMap

Hadleigh Castle & Old Leigh

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Great Waltham - short walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Stebbing

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Ongar

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Mill Green to Writtle

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Chelmer Village

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Parking details; ©️ 2024 Google, w3w & OpenStreetMap

Goldhanger

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Roxwell

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.3 miles

South Woodham Ferrers to Cold Norton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.2 miles

Willingale

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Woodham Walter

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Hullbridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Danbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Tillingham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Great Baddow

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Maldon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Stock (Figure of 8)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Little Waltham

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Mountnessing to Blackmore

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Chelmsford Short Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Broxted

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Terling Brisk Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Chelmsford

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Danbury (Figure of 8)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Feering

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.42 per month

Dawn Chorus Walk, Chelmsford

Chelmer & Blackwater Group

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Overview

Features

Starting point

Upcoming walks with Chelmer & Blackwater Group

London - Putney to St Paul's

Not another blue bell walk (Stock Fig of 8)

Hadleigh Castle & Old Leigh

Great Waltham - short walk

Stebbing

Ongar

Mill Green to Writtle

Chelmer Village

Goldhanger

Roxwell

South Woodham Ferrers to Cold Norton

Willingale

Woodham Walter

Hullbridge

Danbury

Tillingham

Great Baddow

Maldon

Stock (Figure of 8)

Little Waltham

Mountnessing to Blackmore

Chelmsford Short Walk

Broxted

Terling Brisk Walk

Chelmsford

Danbury (Figure of 8)

Feering

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