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Chathamhall Spring - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.80489, 0.47636

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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 — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

25 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
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Scurvy Hall Lanebridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Scurvy Hall Lanebridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Scurvy Hall Lanebridleway · 446 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 446 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Scurvy Hall Lanebridleway · 626 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 626 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Essex Way heading North East towards Great and Little Leighs

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Essex Way heading North East towards Great and Little Leighs

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ChaseUrban park4.8 km→🌱Deer ParkUrban park1.4 km→✦Pleshey Castle and town enclosureHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Brooklands ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦LANGLEYSHistoric site1.3 km→✦Pleshey CastleHistoric site4.3 km→

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