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Rumley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Ed Maxwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn, Elder +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn, Dog-rose +54 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn, Dog-rose +54 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Shaggy Parasol, Lactarius semisanguifluus · last seen 2014; Fungi — Shaggy Parasol, Lactarius semisanguifluus · last seen 2014

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Notley Link PathCycling route
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 16Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 16Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route704 m
Named routeRef 16Length 704 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blake End Maize Maze

📷 Ed Maxwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blake End Maize Maze

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🏞️GREAT NOTLEYCountry park3.5 km→🌱Great Notley Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Great Notley Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Bradford MeadowsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Weavers FieldUrban park4.9 km→🌱Oak Meadow Nature ReserveUrban park2.6 km→

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