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High Woods Country Park

Essex  >  United Kingdom

Country park in the middle of an urban housing development. Mixture of old deciduous woodland, scrub and heath. Small marshy area and a lake.

Geplaatst* door David Gotts
Meest recente update 19 februari 2024

Beschrijving

At 150 hectares, High Woods Country Park in Colchester derives from the once much larger medieval royal hunting forest of Kingswood. The park is a designated Local Wildlife Site (LWS). Nice for peaceful early morning walking and birding. Nachtegaal in spring, woodpeckers, Boomklever and Taigaboomkruiper. Warblers in the scrub areas.

Details

Toegang

High Woods Country Park lies between Turner Road and Ipswich Road beyond North Station in Colchester. For the Turner Road entrance and car park follow the signs for the A&E Hospital or Colchester North Station, then pick up the brown tourist signs. Follow signs from Tesco at High Woods for Chanterelle car park. Free parking at Chanterelle car park or paid parking at the visitor centre car park. High Woods Country Park is open seven days a week all year round. Visitor Centre opening times: September to March: Open 5 days a week, Wednesday to Sunday, 10am until 4pm. April to August: Open 7 days a week, 9.30am till 4.30pm. Public toilets are adjacent to the visitor centre and are open daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm. There are three circular trails identified by coloured way markers. The circular walk indicated on the map is about 2,5 mile (4 km).

Bus: There is a frequent bus service to the country park from Colchester City Centre. Numbers S1, S2, S3 and 68 buses can be caught from the bus stand (stop Ec) in Head Street. They drop you within a few minutes walk of the visitor centre. Train: High Woods Country Park is a 10 minute walk from Colchester North Station.

Terrein en leefgebied

Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weide , Meer , Rietvelden , Bos , Veen/heide , Stad/dorp

Omstandigheden

Heuvelachtig , Open landschap , Nat , Droog

Rondlopende wandeling mogelijk?

Ja

Telescoop meenemen?

Nee

Wanneer hier vogels kijken?

Lente , Herfst , Winter

Toptijd voor dit gebied

Lente , Voorjaarstrek

Route

Verharde weg , Onverharde weg

Zwaarte wandeling

Gemakkelijk

Toegankelijk via

Te voet , Fiets , Rolstoel

Vogelkijkhut aanwezig?

Nee

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