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Hillands Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Roger W Haworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.86803, 1.11171

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Little Egret +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Little Egret +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Pedunculate Oak, Elder +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Great Willowherb, Broad-leaved Dock +242 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hazel, Great Willowherb, Broad-leaved Dock +242 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Volucella pellucens, Mystacides longicornis, Dark-edged Bee-fly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella pellucens, Mystacides longicornis, Dark-edged Bee-fly +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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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

Pylons

📷 Roger W Haworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🌱Bentley GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Little Clacton Meadow Millennium GreenUrban park4.6 km→✦THORPE HALLHistoric site4.1 km→✦Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kilnHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→⛪The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-SaintsReligious grounds800 m→

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