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Frost's Grove - Broadleaved woodland

7 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.94971, 0.89790

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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 306m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Waypublic footpath · 704 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 704 mPath type: footway
Essex Waypublic footpath · 230 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 230 mPath type: track
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Highwoods RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Drive to Barritts Farm

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Drive to Barritts Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱High Woods Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🏞️HIGH WOODSCountry park5 km→✦TENDRING HALL PARKHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Mile End Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱Mill Road Sports GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱Fairfield Playing FieldUrban park3.3 km→

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