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The Bushes - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.59526, 0.57122

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 285m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

6 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking 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
Beke Hall Chase Southpublic footpath · 248 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 248 mPath type: service
St Johns Drivepublic footpath · 699 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 699 mPath type: service
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Doublegate Lanebridleway · 60 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 60 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Doublegate Lanebridleway · 330 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 330 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Doublegate Lanebridleway · 335 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 335 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A1245 heading north

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A1245 heading north

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park2.8 km→🌱Sweyne ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Rayleigh MountUrban park2.4 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Fairview Playing FieldUrban park3.3 km→🌱Cranfield ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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