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Dunmow Farm Wood

3 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Heart & Dart, Large Yellow Underwing +145 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Heart & Dart, Large Yellow Underwing +145 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +24 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +24 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Sheep's Sorrel, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 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
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 16Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 16Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumnal Hedgerow, Great Dunmow

Autumnal Hedgerow, Great Dunmow

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