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Maldon Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.83389, 1.10961

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bristly Oxtongue, Elder +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Ribwort Plantain, Yarrow +140 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marbled Fern, Speckled Yellow, Engrailed +263 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marbled Fern, Speckled Yellow, Engrailed +263 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 150Cycling route
Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 150Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 150Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Honeypot Lanebridleway · 371 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 371 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Maldon Wood

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Maldon Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansionHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Little Clacton Meadow Millennium GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Bentley GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦St Osyth's PrioryHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Martin's Farm Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Brook County ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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