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Broadleaved woodland near Chigwell

2 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.61981, 0.07231

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 257m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 11 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

30 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 16Cycling route

Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station

Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
LCN 60Cycling route

One of the LCN's "orbital routes in north east London". LCN60 was supposed to reach Harold Hill, but never made it that far.

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Hainault GreenwayCycling route
Named route
LCN 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chigwell: Central Line

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chigwell: Central Line

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ray ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Claybury ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱Roding Valley ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Luxborough LakeUrban park1.3 km→

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