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Stockley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Robert Palmer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.80471, 0.56537

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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
  • ☕Owl's Hill Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

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

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
John Ray WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Dismalspublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: service
Waltham Roadpublic footpath · 47 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: service
The Dismalspublic footpath · 409 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 409 mPath type: service
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Link PathCycling route
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional 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
Main RouteCycling route491 m
Named routeRef 16Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route27 m
Named routeRef 50Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Dismals

📷 Robert Palmer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Dismals

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TERLING PLACEHistoric site700 m→✦FAULKBOURNE HALLHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Alan Road Play AreaUrban park4.1 km→🌱Witham Skate ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱River WalkUrban park4.8 km→✦Cressing TempleHistoric site4.8 km→

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