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Whitehouse Spring

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.89980, 0.43209

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +24 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +24 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Reed Bunting, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +33 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Sheep's Sorrel, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 16Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 16Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmhouse at Whitehouse Farm, Stebbing, Essex

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmhouse at Whitehouse Farm, Stebbing, Essex

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Saling GroveHistoric site2.9 km→✦The Mount: a motte castle in Stebbing ParkHistoric site1.8 km→✦Holt's Farm moated siteHistoric site1.8 km→✦SALING HALLHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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