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Quendon Bowling Club

✦ Ancient woodland33 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

51.94696, 0.20446

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Moss, Alyxoria ochrocheila, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma +45 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Oak Moss, Alyxoria ochrocheila, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma +45 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Elder, Common Nettle +111 more · last seen 2022

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Hazel +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Rickling Green Roadpublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: service
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Willis's Lanebridleway · 171 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 171 mPath type: bridleway
Woodsidebridleway · 38 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mPath type: residential
Willis' Lanebridleway · 138 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 138 mPath type: bridleway
Willis's Lanebridleway · 493 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 493 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lay-by south of Quendon

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lay-by south of Quendon

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🌱The SpinneyUrban park4 km→🌱Elephant GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.3 km→🌱Hill GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Jubilee FieldUrban park4.4 km→✦St Helen's Chapel, BonhuntHistoric site3.6 km→

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