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Potash Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsForagingWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.59277, 0.67802

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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
  • 🅿️Clements Hall Leisure complex car park 300m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 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
Roach Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Southend RingWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea IslandWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Windsor Gardenspublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: service
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Windsor Gardensbridleway · 108 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mPath type: service
Windsor Gardensbridleway · 63 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 63 mPath type: service
Ironwell Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.4 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.4 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Edward's Hall ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park4.9 km→🌱Blenheim ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cherry Orchard Jubilee Country ParkUrban park2 km→

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