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Manning Grove

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Bohemian Grove · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.90748, 1.02488

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Curled Dock, Hogweed, Common Mallow +101 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Curled Dock, Hogweed, Common Mallow +101 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Limosa limosa islandica +23 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Limosa limosa islandica +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Sphaerophoria · last seen 2023; Insects — Stag Beetle, Sphaerophoria · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Flatford and Constable Country Walk, FlatfordWalking route11.2 km

4 miles (6.4km) return from Manningtree to Flatford. Optional loop to Dedham adds another 3 miles (4.8km). Generally flat grass and gravel paths with some moderate slopes.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Maurice Britton WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital East BWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 1Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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✦Crop mark site S of ArdleighHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Ardleigh (Millennium Green)Urban park3.4 km→✦Neolithic enclosure 510m north-east of Lawford HouseHistoric site3.4 km→✦Settlement site NNE of Lawford HouseHistoric site3.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Green Island GardensUrban park2.6 km→

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