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The Grove

2 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Collared Dove, Great Tit, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Collared Dove, Great Tit, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Red Clover, Hawthorn +12 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Red Clover, Hawthorn +12 more · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Burnham-on-Crouch to MaldonWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland north-west of Southminster

Farmland north-west of Southminster

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