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✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.65666, 0.22827

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Swallow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Swallow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Scathophaga stercoraria +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Scathophaga stercoraria +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
LOOP link to Havering Green bus stopWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route110 m
Named routeRef 136Length 110 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route619 m
Named routeRef 136Length 619 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route635 m
Named routeRef 136Length 635 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route440 m
Named routeRef 136Length 440 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route223 m
Named routeRef 136Length 223 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Part of Church Road heading towards Navestock Heath

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Part of Church Road heading towards Navestock Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WEALD PARKHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Dagnam ParkUrban park4.7 km→🐄DeerVisitor farm4.3 km→🦉THE MANORNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Kelvedon GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Abandoned ToiletsHistoric site3.5 km→

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