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Broadfield Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.64789, 0.10635

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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
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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

9 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional 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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hainault GreenwayCycling route
Named route
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Hainault GreenwayCycling route
Named route
Hainault GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 57Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

London Road, near Abridge

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

London Road, near Abridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chigwell MeadowsUrban park2.5 km→🌱Luxborough LakeUrban park4.7 km→🌱Jessel GreenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Millennium Remembrance GroveUrban park2.4 km→🌱Theydon GreenUrban park2.7 km→🦉RODING VALLEY MEADOWSNature reserve2.7 km→

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