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Miller's Grove

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Wilkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.71413, 0.19996

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hedge Mustard, Ground-ivy · last seen 2024; Plants — Hedge Mustard, Ground-ivy · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stort Valley WayWalking route
Named route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route530 m
Named routeRef 1Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route849 m
Named routeLength 849 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route505 m
Named routeRef 1Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Frosty fields with shadows

📷 Jonathan Wilkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Frosty fields with shadows

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Ongar CastleHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Love Lane ParkUrban park3.5 km→🦉WEALD COMMON FLOOD MEADOWNature reserve2.1 km→✦BLAKE HALLHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Shelly ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Ongar CastleHistoric site3.4 km→

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