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Dengewell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.90498, 1.14871

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Spear Thistle +90 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Spear Thistle +90 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Ramsey to Harwich)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field towards Dengewell Wood

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field towards Dengewell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🦉WRABNESSNature reserve4 km→✦Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kilnHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→🐄Brooklynne Farm ShopVisitor farm2.7 km→

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