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Well Wood

4 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 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

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 13Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route89 m

Named routeLength 89 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route18 m

Named routeLength 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route4 m

Named routeRef 13Length 4 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Rock DoveColumba livia
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Greylag GooseAnser anser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Rock DoveColumba livia
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Greylag GooseAnser anser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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