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Park Wood - Conifer woodland

4 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.91661, 0.24677

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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
Walking trails

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
Catt's Lanepublic footpath · 218 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 218 mPath type: footway
Catt's Lanepublic footpath · 101 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mPath type: footway
Haul Roadpublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: service
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route17 m
Named routeLength 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 16Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route337 m
Named routeRef 16Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 16Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

Pond by the entrance to Elsenham Park

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond by the entrance to Elsenham Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rochford SquareUrban park4 km→🌱Children's ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱The SpinneyUrban park1.5 km→🌱Stansted ParkUrban park4 km→✦Stansted windmillHistoric site4.1 km→✦Site of Waltham HallHistoric site3.1 km→

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