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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.80468, 0.77791
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Agrimony, Common Knapweed, Blackthorn +93 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Agrimony, Common Knapweed, Blackthorn +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to SalcottWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route639 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 639 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route212 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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