Getting here
51.77513, 0.91343
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
14
3 named nearby · 11 public paths
Named routePublic access
Named routes and paths nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to Salcott · Walking0
St Peter's Way · Walking66 km
King Charles III England Coast Path: Burnham-on-Crouch to Maldon · Walking0
Shear's Crescent · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · Paid · 248m
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Toilets
227m away
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Saxon Shore fort and Anglo-Saxon monastery at Bradwell-on-SeaHistoric site4.8 km→✦Othona Saxon Shore FortHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Cedd and St Gregory ChurchReligious grounds400 m→🌱West Mersea ParkUrban park500 m→✦Decoy pond 500m south of Waldegraves FarmHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds200 m→