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Starvelarks Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Edward Clack · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.57680, 0.60599

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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
  • 🌿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
Bike parkingParking

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

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Accessible Route, Rayleigh MountWalking route600 m

Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount. AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust

Named routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named route
Roach Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Southend RingWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 16Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 16Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface cobbles

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Aerial view of West Wood Hadleigh, from the north - geograph.org.uk - 1564230

📷 Edward Clack · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Aerial view of West Wood Hadleigh, from the north - geograph.org.uk - 1564230

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🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park1 km→🌱Edward's Hall ParkUrban park3 km→✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Sweyne ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park4.6 km→🌱Blenheim ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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