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Heather Fields - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.84962, 0.85484

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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 297m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West BWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (North)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (West)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (South)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stanway 31public footpath · 402 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 402 mPath type: footway
Oaks Endpublic footpath · 154 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 154 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: service
LdlH 32public footpath · 234 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 234 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (South-East)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Garrison RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Layer de la Haye

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Layer de la Haye

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Colchester ZooVisitor farm2 km→🌱Westlands Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Garrison greenswardUrban park4 km→✦Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British siteHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Cheshunt FieldUrban park1.9 km→✦Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall FarmHistoric site2 km→

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