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Long Grove

3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.85244, 0.77082

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Collared Dove +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Collared Dove +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Yellow, Small White Wave, Peacock +149 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Yellow, Small White Wave, Peacock +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +51 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +51 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Birch 8public footpath · 591 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 591 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Lexden RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 1Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Private track off Easthorpe Road

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Private track off Easthorpe Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Colchester ZooVisitor farm4.3 km→🌱Marks Tey Recreational GroundsUrban park2.8 km→🌱Grove Road Playing FieldUrban park4.5 km→✦Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall FarmHistoric site4.7 km→✦LAYER MARNEY TOWERHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Bridge MeadowUrban park4.6 km→

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