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Aldercar - Conifer woodland

2 ha

📷 Hamish Griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.85504, 0.83863

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 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
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Cycling

106 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greenstead to North StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Garrison RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Highwoods RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Leas Lanebridleway · 631 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 631 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Birch 35bridleway · 258 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 258 mPath type: track
Leas Lanebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mPath type: track
Leas Lanebridleway · 262 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 262 mPath type: track
Leas Lanebridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Colchester ZooVisitor farm800 m→🌱Westlands Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Garrison greenswardUrban park4.6 km→✦Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall FarmHistoric site1 km→✦Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British siteHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Cheshunt FieldUrban park1.9 km→

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