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Hartford End Spring

3 ha

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.82785, 0.44475

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ruddy Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Jersey Tiger +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Jersey Tiger +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wallace Lanepublic footpath · 314 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 314 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Notley Link PathCycling route
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
(50)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 16 and Regional Route 50

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Causewaybridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmPath type: track
Meg Lanebridleway · 345 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 345 mPath type: track
Wallace Lanebridleway · 310 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 310 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ridley's Brewery, Hartford End

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ridley's Brewery, Hartford End

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✦Pleshey Castle and town enclosureHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Deer ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Pleshey CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦LANGLEYSHistoric site3.7 km→✦The CollegeHistoric site3.7 km→✦Leez Augustinian Priory, fishponds and Tudor mansion, LeezHistoric site2.1 km→

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