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Shipwrights Wood - Grassland

1 ha

📷 John Rostron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.55791, 0.57985

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 484m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Accessible Route, Rayleigh MountWalking route600 m

Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount. AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust

Named routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named route
Roach Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Southend RingWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Badger Pathpublic footpath · 830 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 830 mSurface earthPath type: footway
Golf Course Right of Waypublic footpath · 249 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 249 mSurface earthPath type: footway
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 16Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 16Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route441 m
Named routeRef 16Length 441 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lime Roadbridleway · 42 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 42 mPath type: service
Lime Roadbridleway · 272 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 272 mPath type: bridleway
Mount Roadbridleway · 63 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 63 mPath type: service
Mount Roadbridleway · 196 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 196 mPath type: bridleway
Mount Roadbridleway · 218 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 218 mSurface unpavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Amenity grassland within Thundersley Glen

📷 John Rostron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Amenity grassland within Thundersley Glen

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site1.6 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park3.7 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park1.9 km→🌱Sweyne ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Hadleigh Castle Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→🏞️HADLEIGH CASTLECountry park1.8 km→

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