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Wood Spring - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Paul Franks · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.81284, 0.45241

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

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
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cut Throat Lanebyway open to all traffic · 451 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 451 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hedgerow and Fields, Spring

📷 Paul Franks · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hedgerow and Fields, Spring

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Deer ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦Pleshey Castle and town enclosureHistoric site2.8 km→✦LANGLEYSHistoric site2 km→✦Pleshey CastleHistoric site2.8 km→✦The CollegeHistoric site3.1 km→✦Leez Augustinian Priory, fishponds and Tudor mansion, LeezHistoric site3.4 km→

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