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Pitchbury Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.91832, 0.85624

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 5 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
West Bergholt 7public footpath · 322 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 322 mPath type: footway
Armoury Roadpublic footpath · 627 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 627 mPath type: residential
West Bergholt 21public footpath · 160 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

144 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Victorian Cottages on the B1508

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Victorian Cottages on the B1508

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱High Woods Country ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Castle ParkUrban park4 km→✦COLCHESTER CASTLE PARKHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Lower Castle ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Victorian Shrub GardenUrban park4.3 km→

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