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Bluebottle Grove - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.89262, 0.88059

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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
  • 🅿️Staff Cark Park 449m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 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: NCN National Route 1

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

16 signed routes nearby · 23 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 (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
The Chase Waypublic footpath · 264 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 264 mSurface gravelPath type: track
The Chase Waypublic footpath · 132 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 132 mPath type: track
The Chase Waypublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: track
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Cycling

157 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greenstead to North StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Roadbridleway · 100 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 100 mPath type: residential
Norman Wayrestricted byway · 235 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 235 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hillyfields Nature Reserve, Colchester

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hillyfields Nature Reserve, Colchester

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Castle ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Victorian Shrub GardenUrban park1.5 km→✦Town WallHistoric site1.5 km→✦COLCHESTER CASTLE PARKHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Sunken GardenUrban park1.6 km→

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