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Icehouse Wood

6 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 487m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 487m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 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

Three Forests WayWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route

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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

12,085 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,085 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Fieldfare · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +38

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,085 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Fieldfare · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +38

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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