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Kettlebury Spring - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.70541, 0.24738

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets

Free

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Stort Valley WayWalking route
Named route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Love Lanepublic footpath · 82 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mPath type: service
Banson's Lanepublic footpath · 86 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mPath type: service
St. Martin's Mewspublic footpath · 87 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mPath type: service
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route530 m
Named routeRef 1Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route505 m
Named routeRef 1Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The motte of Ongar Castle (2)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The motte of Ongar Castle (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Ongar CastleHistoric site0 m→🌱Love Lane ParkUrban park300 m→✦Ongar CastleHistoric site0 m→🌱Shelly ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦BLAKE HALLHistoric site2.4 km→✦Abandoned ToiletsHistoric site4.7 km→

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