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Oxley Grove

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Oxley, Queensland · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.84156, 0.90812

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blue Tit
  • 🌿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
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Robin +107 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Robin +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper, Red-legged Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper, Red-legged Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West BWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (South)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Maurice Britton WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital East AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (South-East)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Garrison RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Upper Haye Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Ball Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
Ball Lanebridleway · 198 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 198 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Oxley, Queensland

📷 Wikipedia · Oxley, Queensland · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wivenhoe ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Wivenhoe ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Garrison greenswardUrban park3.5 km→✦The Benedictine Abbey of St JohnHistoric site4.9 km→🦉COLNENature reserve3.9 km→🌱Cheshunt FieldUrban park4.4 km→

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