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Long Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Theydon Park Road, Theydon Bois

Theydon Park Road, Theydon Bois

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