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Gesyns: moated site 600m south east of Elms Farm

1 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.22338, 0.49630

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Greenfinch +65 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Greenfinch +65 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella scabra, Lecanora orosthea, Placopyrenium fuscellum +70 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Lecidella scabra, Lecanora orosthea, Placopyrenium fuscellum +70 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dark Mullein, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Large Garden +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dark Mullein, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Large Garden +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Named routeRef 51Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route595 m
Named routeRef 51Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Dalham

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Dalham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site3.4 km→✦Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial ComplexHistoric site3.5 km→✦Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling TowerHistoric site4.3 km→✦St Mary's ChurchHistoric site600 m→✦Motte and bailey at Denham CastleHistoric site4.4 km→

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