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Rectory Wood - Woodland plantation

10 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.92788, 0.80153

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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
  • 🅿️Woodland Trust 400m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 13

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West BWalking 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
Round ChapelWalking route

Circular route around Chappel. Whilst it is not signed, it has been recorded on OSM in 'Name' fields for some time.

Named routeLocal walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Fordham 3public footpath · 301 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Fordham 3public footpath · 331 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 331 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Fordham 14public footpath · 774 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 774 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View across fields from Chappel Road to Rectory Wood

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View across fields from Chappel Road to Rectory Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Quilters GreenUrban park500 m→✦World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel ViaductHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Fordham HeathUrban park3.3 km→🌱Aldham ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Castle Mound: a motte 40m north of St John's ChurchHistoric site4.1 km→✦Castle MoundHistoric site4.1 km→

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