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Meehan Woods South - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Derek Voller · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.74194, 0.47673

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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
  • 🅿️Sawyers Visitors Parking 8m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pleasure Gardens WalkWalking route
Named route
Repton's WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Estate Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Lower Estate WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trinity Closepublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mPath type: footway
The Avenuespublic footpath · 544 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 544 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route801 m
Named routeRef 13Length 801 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m
Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over the River Chelmer, Chelmsford, Essex

📷 Derek Voller · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over the River Chelmer, Chelmsford, Essex

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱West ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Chelmer ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Hylands ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦HYLANDS PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Frank Whitmore GreenUrban park1.1 km→

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