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Broadleaved woodland near Churchend

1 ha

📷 John Myers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.58935, 0.86579

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Burnham-on-Crouch to MaldonWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational 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
Beagle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Across the Roach

📷 John Myers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Across the Roach

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Romano-British burial site on Foulness IslandHistoric site1.4 km→✦HMS Beagle (remains of)Historic site4 km→✦Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle)Historic site3.7 km→✦Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Foulness Island, 1947 Explosives Storage AreaHistoric site900 m→

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