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Berners Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.76740, 0.33172

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Blackthorn, Elder, Hawthorn +31 more · last seen 2019

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Elder, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +15 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +15 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Margret Roding FP44public footpath · 560 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 560 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Berners Roding Roadbyway open to all traffic · 592 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 592 mSurface gravelPath type: service
The Essex Waybyway open to all traffic · 1.8 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.8 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
The Essex Waybyway open to all traffic · 300 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 300 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path up east side of Berners Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path up east side of Berners Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Moated site known as Paslowes, 430m north east of FouchersHistoric site1.9 km→✦Shellow Hall moated siteHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Rookwood Hall moated siteHistoric site5 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Moated site immediately west of Skreens LodgeHistoric site2.3 km→

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