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The Bushes - Conifer woodland

3 ha

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.59088, 0.57935

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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 280m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Accessible Route, Rayleigh MountWalking route600 m

Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount. AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust

Named routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named route
Roach Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Southend RingWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
St Johns Drivepublic footpath · 699 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 699 mPath type: service
Beke Hall Chase Southpublic footpath · 248 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 248 mPath type: service
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond in Wheatley Wood

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond in Wheatley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park2.1 km→✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Sweyne ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park4.9 km→🌱Rayleigh MountUrban park1.8 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park1.9 km→

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