Getting here
52.00930, 0.88455
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- 🐕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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- 🐕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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail +71 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Hemisphaeric Liverwort, Lungwort +6 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Stag Beetle, Southern Hawker +36 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Stag Beetle, Southern Hawker +36 more · last seen 2023
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
St Edmund WayWalking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
🚴Cycling
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Route 48Cycling route
South Suffolk Cycle Route ACycling route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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