Dewley Wood
✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.71873, 0.21037
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Meadow Pipit
- 🐕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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Meadow Pipit
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Syritta pipiens, Eupeodes +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Syritta pipiens, Eupeodes +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stort Valley WayWalking route▾
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km▾
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route530 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route849 m▾
Named routeLength 849 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeLength 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Dewley Wood, Blake Hall, Essex
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Wildlife to spot
4,775 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,775 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Skylark · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · House Sparrow +40
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Stoat
Syrphus · Syritta pipiens · Eupeodes corollae · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Eupeodes +6
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,775 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Skylark · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · House Sparrow +40
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Stoat
Syrphus · Syritta pipiens · Eupeodes corollae · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Eupeodes +6
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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