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Blackbush Wood

2 ha

📷 Ed Maxwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.88361, 0.47516

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +22 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spindle · last seen 2022; Plants — Spindle · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
John Ray WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Notley Link PathCycling route
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 16Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blake End Maize Maze

📷 Ed Maxwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blake End Maize Maze

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️GREAT NOTLEYCountry park3.7 km→🌱Great Notley Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Great Notley Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Oak Meadow Nature ReserveUrban park3 km→🌱Panners FieldUrban park4.3 km→✦Saling GroveHistoric site1.7 km→

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