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Great Palmer's Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Adrian Benn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.50042, 0.29953

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 137

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
London LOOP (Section 24)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
Named 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
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field of Peace, Mardyke

📷 Adrian Benn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field of Peace, Mardyke

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park3.7 km→✦BELHUS PARKHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Grays Beach Riverside ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Davy Down Riverside ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park1.6 km→

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