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Fingringhoe Common - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.84999, 0.95543

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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 290m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Saltmarsh — dunlin, redshank and grey plover on passage and in winter

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

14 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (North)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (West)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (South)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
West Quaypublic footpath · 225 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 225 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Walter Radcliffe Roadpublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: residential
West Quaypublic footpath · 147 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 147 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (South-East)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Garrison RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Quaybyway open to all traffic · 100 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 100 mPath type: residential
The Quaybyway open to all traffic · 75 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 75 mPath type: residential
The Follybyway open to all traffic · 54 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 54 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
The Quaybyway open to all traffic · 42 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 42 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Roman River, near Fingringhoe

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roman River, near Fingringhoe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wivenhoe ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Wivenhoe ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Garrison greenswardUrban park4.7 km→🦉COLNENature reserve1.5 km→🦉SALARY BROOKNature reserve4.1 km→🌱Greenstead ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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