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Powell's Forest - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

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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 195m away — 6 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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: London LOOP (Section 19)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 12 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
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
North Endpublic footpath · 91 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

100 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (12)Cycling route

Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge

Named routeRef (12)Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
River Lea NavigationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Hainault GreenwayCycling route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
North Endbyway open to all traffic · 48 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 48 mPath type: service
North Endbyway open to all traffic · 3 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Epping Forest: new log pile

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Epping Forest: new log pile

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ray ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Ridgeway ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Claybury ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Luxborough LakeUrban park1.8 km→🌱Chigwell MeadowsUrban park2.8 km→🌱Ray ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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