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Alder Car - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.85240, 1.16981

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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 51m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 111 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mPath type: unclassified
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 33 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: footway
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 89 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mPath type: track
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
NCN 150Cycling route
Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 150Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route38 m
Named routeRef 150Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route672 m
Named routeRef 150Length 672 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Thorpe Hall

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Thorpe Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Little Clacton Meadow Millennium GreenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Carisbrooke Avenue Playing FieldsUrban park4.3 km→✦THORPE HALLHistoric site200 m→✦Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kilnHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Brook County ParkUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds600 m→

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