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Margaret Roding Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Peter Stack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.78095, 0.32615

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Blackthorn, Hazel +68 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Gatekeeper +24 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Gatekeeper +24 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 1Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route7.2 km
Named routeLength 7.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Margaret of Antioch Church, Margaret Roding, Essex

📷 Peter Stack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Margaret of Antioch Church, Margaret Roding, Essex

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Moated site known as Paslowes, 430m north east of FouchersHistoric site1.8 km→✦Moated site immediately west of Skreens LodgeHistoric site3.9 km→✦Shellow Hall moated siteHistoric site4.1 km→✦Rookwood Hall moated siteHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→

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