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The Wilderness

3 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.53173, 0.30492

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Southern Green Shieldbug, Bumblebee +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Southern Green Shieldbug, Bumblebee +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
London LOOP (Section 22)Walking route

"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."

Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 23)Walking route

"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Havering Green WaysWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
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LCNCycling route
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Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
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LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond by the Wilderness

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond by the Wilderness

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🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park3.7 km→✦BELHUS PARKHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Upminster ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Little Belhus Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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