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4 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.57848, 0.64879

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

5 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

picnic area

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Southend Ring

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Accessible Route, Rayleigh MountWalking route600 m

Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount. AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust

Named routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named route
Roach Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Southend RingWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Eastwood Risepublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Eastwood Risepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Eastwood Risepublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface concretePath type: service
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53Local cycle route
Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Poohsticks Bridgebyway open to all traffic · 5 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 5 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ancient and Modern

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ancient and Modern

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Edward's Hall ParkUrban park200 m→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park2.9 km→✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Blenheim ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Sweyne ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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