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DogsWalksHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.91437, 0.81215
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Parking 493m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 493m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking
Best for
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)
Free
Wildlife
Weak signal
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
🚶
Walking
Colchester Orbital West BWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (West)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Margery Allingham WalkWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
West Bergholt 10public footpath · 448 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 448 mPath type: footway
EAG 4public footpath · 509 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 509 mSurface groundPath type: footway
EAG 1public footpath · 697 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 697 mSurface groundPath type: footway
🚴Cycling
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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