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Broadmeadow Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.89378, 1.15183

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Bramble +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +140 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +140 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Ramsey to Harwich)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field towards Broadmeadow Wood

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field towards Broadmeadow Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kilnHistoric site3.1 km→✦THORPE HALLHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-SaintsReligious grounds4.7 km→🐄Brooklynne Farm ShopVisitor farm1.5 km→

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