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Fair Wood - Conifer woodland

4 ha

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.83436, 0.49621

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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 123m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Regional Route 50

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Notley Link PathCycling route
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
(50)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 16 and Regional Route 50

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Dumney Lanebyway open to all traffic · 685 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 685 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland path in Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland path in Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Great Notley Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🏞️GREAT NOTLEYCountry park3.4 km→🌱Great Notley Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Panners FieldUrban park3.8 km→🌱Oak Meadow Nature ReserveUrban park4.8 km→🌱Deer ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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