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Berners Roding Church

📷 Derek Voller · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.76599, 0.32019

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +60 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +60 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White +33 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White +33 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 1Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Berners Roding Church, Essex

📷 Derek Voller · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Berners Roding Church, Essex

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Shellow Hall moated siteHistoric site2.4 km→✦Moated site immediately west of Skreens LodgeHistoric site2.5 km→✦Moated site known as Paslowes, 430m north east of FouchersHistoric site2.6 km→✦Rookwood Hall moated siteHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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