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Millgrove Wood - Woodland

1 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingInsectsWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.92196, 1.10138

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

4 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley Path part 3Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Flatford and Constable Country Walk, FlatfordWalking route11.2 km

4 miles (6.4km) return from Manningtree to Flatford. Optional loop to Dedham adds another 3 miles (4.8km). Generally flat grass and gravel paths with some moderate slopes.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ellis Roadpublic footpath · 151 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 151 mPath type: service
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Cycling

2 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Crested Grebe

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Great Crested Grebe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Mistley TowersHistoric site3.1 km→✦Mistley TowersHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Mistley Place ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford HouseHistoric site4.7 km→✦Settlement site NNE of Lawford HouseHistoric site4.8 km→✦Site of Old St Mary's ChurchHistoric site1.7 km→

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