Beauty spot - Middlewick Ranges, in Colchester COLCHESTER has plenty of beauty spots and one of the best examples is Middlewick Ranges. A live firing range on the southern edge of town, it boasts stunning scenery, plants, insects, wildlife and trees. Whether it stays that way remains to be seen, given controversial Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans to build 1,000 homes. Residents were encouraged to give their thoughts at two public engagement events. However, more than a year on, the results have not yet been published. Many love walking in the area, including Gazette reader Beryl Cox, who shared these pictures from the Save Middlewick Ranges website.