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Oak Spring - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.86945, 0.34578

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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 287m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 16

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
The Flitch Way - Dunmow Cuttingpublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route26 m
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Flitch Waybridleway · 197 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 197 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
The Flitch Waybridleway · 231 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 231 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
The Flitch Waybridleway · 150 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 150 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Buttleys Lanebyway open to all traffic · 876 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 876 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Buttleys Lanebyway open to all traffic · 151 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 151 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dunmow Cutting

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunmow Cutting

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🦉FLITCH WAYNature reserve1.4 km→🏞️FLITCH WAYCountry park1.1 km→🌱Parsonage DownsUrban park1.4 km→🌱Newton GreenUrban park700 m→🌱Talberds LeyUrban park1.1 km→🌱Parsonage DownsUrban park1.6 km→

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