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Alsa Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.91701, 0.22116

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Waterside StortfordWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
Sandford Roadpublic footpath · 60 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential
Rush Lanepublic footpath · 122 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 122 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

19 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 route17 m
Named routeLength 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 16Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route337 m
Named routeRef 16Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 16Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
May Walkbridleway · 193 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 193 mPath type: service
May Walkbridleway · 574 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 574 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Transmitter in Alsa Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Transmitter in Alsa Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rochford SquareUrban park2.8 km→🌱Children's ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱The SpinneyUrban park500 m→🌱Stansted ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦Stansted windmillHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Bat Willow Hurst Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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