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Nightingale Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.77017, 0.39301

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, Wren +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, Wren +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +83 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +83 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Pendulous Sedge +73 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Pendulous Sedge +73 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nightingale Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Melbourne ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Pleshey Castle and town enclosureHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Andrews ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Pleshey CastleHistoric site4 km→✦The CollegeHistoric site3.8 km→✦Roman villa 200m east of HowlettsHistoric site1.1 km→

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