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Oak and Ash Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.52689, 0.27698

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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

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

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cray RiverwayWalking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 1)Walking route

"an easy walk along section one of the London LOOP route, next to the river Thames, Darent and Cray." Sights: * Waterside Gardens * Bear and Ragged Staff associated with the Earldom of Warwick * Hall Place

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

81 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
Named route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
LCN 13Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Small pond

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small pond

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park1.7 km→🌱Hornchurch Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦BELHUS PARKHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Upminster ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Berwick GladesUrban park3.8 km→🌱Little Belhus Country ParkUrban park800 m→

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