🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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10 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Public Right of Way 74Walking route▾
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
LOOP link to Havering Green bus stopWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Chapel Lanepublic footpath · 91 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Chapel Lanepublic footpath · 4 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
🚴
Cycling
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24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCN 61Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Roding Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Seven Kings GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 7KGLocal cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route▾
Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station
Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
About this nature reserve
Chigwell Row Wood is a Local Nature Reserve of 14 hectares in Epping Forest, Eastern England. Visitors can find ancient woodlands rich in biodiversity, including orchids and a variety of woodland birds, alongside opportunities for nature walks.
