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High Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.62825, 0.07886

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

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

13 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Public Right of Way 74Walking route
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal 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
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 481 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 481 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New development by High Road, Chigwell

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New development by High Road, Chigwell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ray ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Claybury ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Chigwell MeadowsUrban park500 m→🌱Luxborough LakeUrban park1.9 km→

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