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World War II bombing decoy Nazeing

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📷 Lee Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Box Tree Moth, Blue-tailed Damselfly +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Box Tree Moth, Blue-tailed Damselfly +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Parrot's-feather, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +53 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Parrot's-feather, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Dandelion, Elder +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Lodge Farm Roadpublic footpath · 925 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 925 mPath type: service
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route967 m
Named routeRef 1Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route506 m
Named routeRef 1Length 506 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bunkers at the Decoy Airfield, Nazeing

📷 Lee Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bunkers at the Decoy Airfield, Nazeing

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🏞️RIVER LEECountry park4.5 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🦉PARNDON WOODS & COMMONNature reserve2.7 km→

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