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Craxe's Green - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.83265, 0.81878

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

7 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to SalcottWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Colchester Orbital South AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Garrison RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Garrison RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Straight Wayrestricted byway · 177 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 177 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Hare and Hounds, Crayes Green

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Hare and Hounds, Crayes Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Colchester ZooVisitor farm3.3 km→✦Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall FarmHistoric site3.7 km→✦Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British siteHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Cheshunt FieldUrban park4.6 km→✦LAYER MARNEY TOWERHistoric site1.9 km→✦Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north-west of Stanway Hall FarmHistoric site3.6 km→

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