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Milton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.82940, 1.09165

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +141 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Harlequin Ladybird, Speckled Wood +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green-veined White, Harlequin Ladybird, Speckled Wood +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 150Cycling route
Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 150Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route833 m
Named routeRef 150Length 833 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 150Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field margin beside Bowshots Wood

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field margin beside Bowshots Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansionHistoric site3.5 km→✦St Osyth's PrioryHistoric site3 km→🌱Little Clacton Meadow Millennium GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Bentley GreenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Martin's Farm Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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