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Choat's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.88935, 0.81689

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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
  • 🅿️Holiday Inn- Colchester 183m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

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

8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West BWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (West)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Margery Allingham WalkWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
Turkey Cock Roman Waypublic footpath · 400 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 400 mPath type: footway
EAG 23public footpath · 150 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 150 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
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Cycling

48 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
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A12 northwest of Wyvern Farm

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A12 northwest of Wyvern Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Colchester ZooVisitor farm3.3 km→🌱Westlands Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Wheatfield road parkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Springs Lane ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Marks Tey Recreational GroundsUrban park3.1 km→✦Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall FarmHistoric site3.2 km→

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