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Gernon Bushes - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.70945, 0.13790

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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 90m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public 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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Parndon TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Netteswell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Woodyardpublic footpath · 135 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mPath type: service
Brickfield Roadpublic footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mPath type: residential
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland in Gernon Bushes (2)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland in Gernon Bushes (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉PARNDON WOODS & COMMONNature reserve4.9 km→🌱Bell CommonUrban park3 km→✦HILL HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🦉WEALD COMMON FLOOD MEADOWNature reserve2.3 km→🌱Lower Swaines Recreation GroundUrban park2.6 km→✦Hill Hall, brick kiln and deserted manorial settlement of Mount HallHistoric site4.1 km→

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