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Hospital Hill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Stacey Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.61821, 0.06528

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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
  • 🅿️Chigwell Golf Club 125m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Public Right of Way 74Walking route
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brook Mewspublic footpath · 44 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mPath type: residential
Brook Paradepublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: unclassified
Brook Waypublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Seven Kings GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 7KGLocal cycle route
Cycleway 25Cycling route
Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route

Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station

Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hainault GreenwayCycling route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Luxborough Lanebridleway · 71 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 71 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Luxborough Lanebridleway · 618 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 618 mPath type: unclassified
Luxborough Lanebridleway · 231 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 231 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Luxborough Lanebridleway · 205 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 205 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Luxborough Lanebridleway · 83 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 83 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M11 near Chigwell

📷 Stacey Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M11 near Chigwell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ray ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Claybury ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Roding Valley ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Luxborough LakeUrban park800 m→

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