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Chestnut Wood

13 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.64823, 0.49720

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2026; Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brimstone, Stomis pumicatus +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brimstone, Stomis pumicatus +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route137 m
Named routeRef 13Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route448 m
Named routeRef 13Length 448 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route527 m
Named routeRef 13Length 527 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 13Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 13Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mr Badger in the wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mr Badger in the wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Norsey WoodUrban park4.6 km→🌱Wickford Memorial ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️NORSEY WOODCountry park4.5 km→🦉NORSEY WOODNature reserve4.5 km→✦Multi-period site at Norsey WoodHistoric site4.5 km→

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