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Watts's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.49671, 0.24002

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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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
link to Erith stationWalking route

signpost link from Erith station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Green Chain Walk section 2Walking route

"Enjoy a panoramic view of the Thames estuary at Erith before heading up to high climes at Bostall Woods and London's hidden heathland."

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
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Cycling

166 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
Named route
LCN 58Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route
Named route
NCN 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A13 approaching A1306 junction

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A13 approaching A1306 junction

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park2.8 km→🌱Ingrebourne HillUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hornchurch Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦BELHUS PARKHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Rainham Community GardenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Rainham Recreation GroundUrban park4.1 km→

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