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Rectory Wood

3 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Rectory Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.63334, 0.48968

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Greylag Goose, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Greylag Goose, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Oak +5 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Stitchwort, Common Nettle, Creeping Cinquefoil +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Stitchwort, Common Nettle, Creeping Cinquefoil +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marbled White, Harlequin Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
De Beauvoir Chasepublic footpath · 127 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
De Beauvoir Chasepublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
De Beauvoir Chasepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route123 m
Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m
Named routeRef 13Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route137 m
Named routeRef 13Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route74 m
Named routeRef 13Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oak Roadbridleway · 282 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 282 mPath type: service
De Beauvoir Chasebridleway · 463 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 463 mSurface unpavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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Rectory Wood

📷 Wikipedia · Rectory Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Lake MeadowsUrban park5 km→🌱Lake MeadowsUrban park5 km→🌱Norsey WoodUrban park3.7 km→🌱Lake MeadowsUrban park5 km→🌱Rhododendron RowUrban park5 km→🌱Wickford Memorial ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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