Captains Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.85449, 1.01010
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Maurice Britton WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital East AWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital East BWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (North East)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
6 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 (North East)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route896 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 896 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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