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Gravel Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.88453, 1.14040

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Lapwing
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Lapwing, Turtle Dove +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Lapwing, Turtle Dove +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Bracken +144 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Volucella pellucens, Common Darter +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Volucella pellucens, Common Darter +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

The Edge of Gravel Wood

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Edge of Gravel Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kilnHistoric site3 km→✦THORPE HALLHistoric site4 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-SaintsReligious grounds3.4 km→🐄Brooklynne Farm ShopVisitor farm1.3 km→

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