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Whites Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.78518, 0.47767

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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 296m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Admiral McHardy WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Saffron TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sheepcotes Lanepublic footpath · 409 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 409 mPath type: track
Sheepcotes Lanepublic footpath · 145 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 145 mPath type: service
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
(50)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 16 and Regional Route 50

Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route20 m
Named routeRef 50Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route22 m
Named routeRef 50Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Wheeler's Hillbridleway · 161 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 161 mSurface pavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Chelmer in flood, 1990

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Chelmer in flood, 1990

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Melbourne ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱The ChaseUrban park2.7 km→✦NEW HALL, BOREHAMHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Springfield Hall ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Deer ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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