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Terrels Heath

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Adrian Benn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.48857, 0.35813

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 264m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +33 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Darter, Great Green Bush-cricket +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Darter, Great Green Bush-cricket +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

89 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
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 137Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Snow in Terrels Heath

📷 Adrian Benn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snow in Terrels Heath

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🌱Grays Beach Riverside ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Tilbury FortHistoric site4 km→🌱Orsett HeathUrban park300 m→🌱Davy Down Riverside ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱HorndonUrban park4.7 km→🌱Barnmead MeadowUrban park300 m→

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