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Jamies Wood

2 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.17942, 0.48004

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora horiza, Pertusaria pertusa, Cladonia pyxidata +41 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lecanora horiza, Pertusaria pertusa, Cladonia pyxidata +41 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Even Scalewort +129 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Even Scalewort +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, Red Dead-nettle, Red Currant +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +28 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +28 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Prince of Wales Wood

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Prince of Wales Wood

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✦Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling TowerHistoric site1.4 km→✦Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial ComplexHistoric site3 km→✦Moated site in Beeton's PlantationHistoric site2 km→🌱Seven Elms GreenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Seven Elms GreenUrban park2.3 km→✦Moated site at Fairstead FarmHistoric site3.3 km→

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