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Stocking Grove

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.70788, 0.04179

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Claverhambury Lakes 382m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Stethorus pusillus, Rhyzobius lophanthae +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Stethorus pusillus, Rhyzobius lophanthae +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper, Lapwing +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

90 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Innova ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Claverhambury Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.7 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Woodyers Farm

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Woodyers Farm

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🏞️RIVER LEECountry park3.5 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱Waltham Abbey Orchard and wildflower gardenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park3.7 km→✦Waltham Abbey, including gatehouse and Stoney BridgeHistoric site3.7 km→

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