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High Rodingbury Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.82945, 0.31729

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Ribwort Plantain, Common Nettle +58 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Ribwort Plantain, Common Nettle +58 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, White Dead-nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Hatfield Forest and Flitch Way Walk, Hatfield ForestWalking route5.6 km

Circular family walk, through medieval hunting forest full of ancient trees. Terrain is flat. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Broadfieldpublic footpath · 157 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 157 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route26 m
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route202 m
Named routeLength 202 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ware Farm, High Roding

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ware Farm, High Roding

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