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Low Well Wood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

51.49992, 0.28204

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

13 activities

Forest walks

10 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Horse riding

1 horse riding trail(s)

Varies

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Mallard +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Mallard +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 23)Walking route

"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 24)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cray RiverwayWalking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

90 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

(Covid-19_6 Exercise) Damp Path by Brannets Wood

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

(Covid-19_6 Exercise) Damp Path by Brannets Wood

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🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park2.8 km→✦BELHUS PARKHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Grays Beach Riverside ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Davy Down Riverside ParkUrban park800 m→

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