Cophedge Wood - Woodland
3 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.95668, 0.91394
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 366m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 366m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Stour Valley Path part 3Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Waypublic footpath · 1.2 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway
Boxted 8public footpath · 82 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mPath type: footway
Silver Band Closepublic footpath · 39 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mPath type: service
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Route BCycling route▾
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Highwoods RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,391 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +25
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Stag Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Japanese Knotweed · Pink Water-speedwell · Reed Sweet-grass · Hard Rush · Creeping Bent +22
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Common Duckweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,391 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +25
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Stag Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Japanese Knotweed · Pink Water-speedwell · Reed Sweet-grass · Hard Rush · Creeping Bent +22
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Common Duckweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lemna minor
Lemna minor
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaCallitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregateDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrambleRubusBrambleRubusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansRanunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Field-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumDockRumexDockRumexEvents & activities nearby
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