Short birdwatching visit · Essex Wildlife Trust
Little Waltham Meadows
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- Spring and summer
- Headline birds
- Kingfisher · Kestrel · Sparrowhawk
- Parking
- A small car park has a height barrier.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The operator does not identify a complete step-free route.
Back Lane, Little Waltham · CM3 3PP
Little Waltham Meadows offers a river-edge walk through old meadows and woodland beside the Chelmer. Essex Wildlife Trust names Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and Kingfisher in its site description, without publishing a month-by-month watching calendar for those birds. The green lane and connecting footpaths let visitors explore at a gentle pace, with the river providing a different view from the open fields. This is a local nature walk rather than a staffed visitor-centre outing. Keep close control of dogs and give grazing cattle room. Unsurfaced paths slope towards the river and can alter the ease of a visit.
Birds and seasons
- Kingfisher · Headline bird — Recorded; local months not stated Source for Kingfisher
- Kestrel · Headline bird — Recorded; local months not stated Source for Kestrel
- Sparrowhawk · Headline bird — Recorded; local months not stated Source for Sparrowhawk
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- A green lane and footpaths cross the reserve; unsurfaced paths slope gently towards the river.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- A small car park has a height barrier.
- Dogs
- Dogs must remain under effective control.
- Access notes
- The operator does not identify a complete step-free route.
- Step-free access
- The operator does not identify a complete step-free route.
Getting there: Use the small Back Lane car park, allowing for its height barrier. Follow the reserve footpaths and river-side green lane rather than crossing grazed areas indiscriminately.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Hanningfield Reservoir · 9.2 straight-line miles
- Blue House Farm · 12.7 straight-line miles
- Bowers Marsh · 15.8 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Old Hall Marshes, 15.3 miles away in a straight line.
- Hanningfield Reservoir · 9.2 miles in a straight line
- Brookes Nature Reserve · 10.0 miles in a straight line
- Chigborough Lakes · 10.4 miles in a straight line