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Potkiln Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsForagingWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.68160, 0.03841

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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 335m away — 8 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

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

16 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
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Cycling

95 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
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Innova ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 674 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 674 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M25, Junction 26

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M25, Junction 26

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Abbey GardensUrban park2.9 km→🏞️RIVER LEECountry park4.9 km→🌱Waltham Abbey Orchard and wildflower gardenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park2.9 km→✦Waltham Abbey, including gatehouse and Stoney BridgeHistoric site2.9 km→

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