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Marks Hill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland39 ha

📷 William Metcalfe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

51.56284, 0.42946

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Migrant Hawker +56 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Kingston Ridgepublic footpath · 610 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 610 mPath type: footway
Beatrice Pathpublic footpath · 175 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 175 mPath type: footway
Westley Heightspublic footpath · 512 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 512 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route123 m
Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route181 m
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route934 m
Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

24 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woodgrange Avenuebridleway · 76 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 76 mPath type: service
Beeleigh Avenuebridleway · 115 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 115 mPath type: residential
Gladstone Roadbridleway · 208 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 208 mPath type: bridleway
The Bridlewaybridleway · 869 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 869 mPath type: bridleway
Homestead Drivebridleway · 214 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond in Marks Hill Wood

📷 William Metcalfe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond in Marks Hill Wood

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🌱Corringham ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Willow ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Willow ParkUrban park600 m→🏞️WESTLEY HEIGHTSCountry park1 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Gloucester ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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