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Money Wood - Woodland

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.89054, 1.00454

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

5 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Maurice Britton WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital East AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital South AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital East BWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (North East)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 51Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route896 m
Named routeRef 51Length 896 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Raptor Box and Youthful Wood

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Raptor Box and Youthful Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wivenhoe ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Wivenhoe ParkUrban park4.3 km→🦉SALARY BROOKNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Greenstead ParkUrban park4.5 km→🦉COLNENature reserve4.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.2 km→

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