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Parsonage Downs

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePicnicBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.88249, 0.35666

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 16Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route6.3 km
Named routeRef 50Length 6.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 752 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 752 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parsonage Downs Pond, Great Dunmow

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parsonage Downs Pond, Great Dunmow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉FLITCH WAYNature reserve1.7 km→🌱Parsonage DownsUrban park300 m→🏞️FLITCH WAYCountry park1.7 km→🌱Talberds LeyUrban park1 km→🌱Newton GreenUrban park1 km→✦Tilty AbbeyHistoric site4.2 km→

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