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Ringer's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.79342, 0.54607

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
John Ray WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Admiral McHardy WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
(50)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 16 and Regional Route 50

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route27 m
Named routeRef 50Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route546 m
Named routeRef 50Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Ringer's Farm

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Ringer's Farm

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✦NEW HALL, BOREHAMHistoric site4.1 km→🌱The ChaseUrban park4.8 km→✦TERLING PLACEHistoric site1.8 km→✦BOREHAM HOUSEHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park2 km→✦16th Century Lime KilnHistoric site4.4 km→

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