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Hartley Grove

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.82127, 1.12419

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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
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Elder, White Dead-nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Field Maple, Creeping Buttercup +135 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Field Maple, Creeping Buttercup +135 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 150Cycling route
Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 150Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 150Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m
Named routeRef 150Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 150Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route272 m
Named routeRef 150Length 272 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hartley Wood

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hartley Wood

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Nearby places

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✦Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansionHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park4.3 km→🌱The Rose GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱1920s GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Mediterranean GardenUrban park4.4 km→

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