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Hobbs Cross Golf Centre

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 438m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White Clover Seed Weevil, Malthinus flaveolus, Pea-leaf Weevil +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White Clover Seed Weevil, Malthinus flaveolus, Pea-leaf Weevil +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Former Roman Roadbridleway · 483 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 483 mPath type: bridleway
Former Roman Roadbridleway · 60 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 60 mPath type: bridleway
Former Roman Roadbridleway · 579 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 579 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barber's Wood, Hobbs Cross

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barber's Wood, Hobbs Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HILL HALLHistoric site900 m→🌱Theydon GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Bell CommonUrban park2.9 km→🌱Jessel GreenUrban park4.5 km→✦Hill Hall, brick kiln and deserted manorial settlement of Mount HallHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Lower Swaines Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→

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