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Craxe's Green - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.83293, 0.82427

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital Spoke (South)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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

27 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 road from Birch Green to Layer de la Haye

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road from Birch Green to Layer de la Haye

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Colchester ZooVisitor farm3.2 km→🌱Westlands Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall FarmHistoric site3.5 km→✦Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British siteHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Cheshunt FieldUrban park4.4 km→✦LAYER MARNEY TOWERHistoric site2.2 km→

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