Plan your visit
Getting here
51.88391, 1.01409
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Wood Avens, Creeping Cinquefoil +58 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Wood Avens, Creeping Cinquefoil +58 more · last seen 2023
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Stag Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Stag Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Good match
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Maurice Britton WalkWalking route
Colchester Orbital East AWalking route
Colchester Orbital East BWalking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (North East)Walking route
Cold Hall Chasepublic footpath · 351 m
🚴Cycling
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN 51Cycling route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Wildlife to spot
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