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Ambresbury Banks

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.68273, 0.07773

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Green Shieldbug, Four-spotted Chaser +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Green Shieldbug, Four-spotted Chaser +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Holly, Common Feather-moss +44 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Holly, Common Feather-moss +44 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Beech, Pedunculate Oak

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 1Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Epping Forest: Ambresbury Banks

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Epping Forest: Ambresbury Banks

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Nearby places

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✦COPPED HALLHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Theydon GreenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Bell CommonUrban park2.1 km→🌱Warlies ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Jessel GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Millennium Remembrance GroveUrban park3.1 km→

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