The Paddock

The Paddock is a forest in Birch, City of Colchester, England. The Paddock is situated nearby to the village Birch, as well as near the hamlet Heckfordbridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Colchester Zoo and St Michael and All Angels Church, Copford.

Colchester Zoo

Zoo

Colchester Zoological Society is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England. Open since June 1963, the zoo is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates and fish species.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Copford

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Copford is a 12th-century parish church located near the small village of Copford, Essex. It most likely served as a chapel to nearby Copford Hall, once owned by the bishops of London.

Abberton Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abberton Reservoir is a pumped storage freshwater reservoir in eastern England near the Essex coast, with an area of 700 hectares. Most of its water is pumped from the River Stour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and Layer de la Haye.

Colchester

Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Colchester is a city in Essex, East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Colchester Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, Colchester is an interesting place to visit.

Layer de la Haye

Village

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Layer de la Haye, sometimes hyphenated as Layer-de-la-Haye, is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is the largest and easternmost of the three neighbouring parishes called Layer, the others being Layer Breton and Layer Marney.