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There’s an excellent networkof paths, many all-abilityaccessible, providing a rangeof users with numerous routeoptions around the site.
It’s a rich habitat with numerous insects and flowers.
Wildlife across the wetlands is a year-round treat.
Try observing it from the wooden bridge that
straddles the stream. Cely woods is a great place to
enjoy the outdoors, whatever the weather.
Surrounded by the mature and ancient woodlands of
Warwick Wood and of White Post Woods, Cely Woods
offers meadows, a small wetland of slowly maturing
native trees.
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Thames ChaseLocations and informationEnjoy your visit
Public Transport:Visit www.transportdirect.info
Post Code:RM13 9EW
Car:FREE car park on site
OS Ref:TQ 560 834
www.forestry.gov.uk/thameschase
Cely WoodsEnjoy & Discover your forests & woodlands
Contact:Forestry Commission, FREEPOST, The Forest Centre,Pike Lane, Upminster, Essex RM14 3NSe: [email protected] t: 01708 642 964
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Paper certification:Please recycle after use
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Thames Chase Community Forest:Thames Chase is part of 12 Community Forests inEngland. With a network of 47 sites, its aim is to helppromote the creation and continuing development ofgreenspace on the edge of East London and SouthEssex. The Forestry Commission own and manage 10 community woodlands within this area.
To find out more about England’s Forests,get the Forestry Commission’s iPhone App now.
Cely Woods
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PegasusCrossing
Aveley Road
Romford Road
WarwickWood
WhitePost
Wood
Belhus WoodsCountry Park
Common Watercourse
Warwick Lane
PC
Cely Woods
Bench
Pond
Car Park
Picnic table
Dog bins
Woodland
Walkers or cyclists
Horses
Key
Meadow
Urban area
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0 190mScale
There’s plenty to see and hear throughout the year
Cely Woods
Fact FileSize: 57ha
Walks: 3.5km
(0.3km is un-surfaced)
Cycling: 3.5km
Horses: 1.5km and throughout
the site’s grassed areas
Open: 8.00am to dusk
Parking: Free
Created: 2003
What’s out or about?Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wintering fieldfareand redwings
Territorialrobins
Elder first leavesKestrels hunting
from perches
Hedgehogs activeHerons
Warblers arriveBluebells in woods
Sedge warbler andwhitethroat begin tonest in the wetland
Skylark flight song Common lizardsbasking
Ox-eye daisiesbloom
Dragonflies hawkingGreen woodpeckers
anting
Martins andswallows gatherbefore migrating
south
HazelnutsCobnuts
Chestnuts
Elderberry and sloeson blackthorn
Fungi proliferate
Holly blossoms
Woodland Code: Cycle with care. Respect the peace and quietof the woods and wildlife. Take your litter home with you. Neverlight fires and smokers take care. Dogs are welcome but pleasekeep them under close control and always clean up after your pet.
Riders Code: Please walk or trot on the marked trails. Do notcanter or gallop. Please do not ride on the pink paths – they arefor pedestrians.
A page from the pastThese woods are named after the Cely
family, who bought part of the land in
1492 and moved here to escape the
bubonic plague then ravaging London.
A cache of 240 of the family’s business
and personal letters, known as the
‘Cely Papers’, is the largest collection
of its kind. It has provided historians
with numerous valuable insights into
the life of a late medieval
merchant family.
What else is nearby?Belhus Country Park with its visitor centre is in easy reach,
just over the Romford Road using the Pegasus crossing.
This park, together with Belhus Chase, Oak Wood
and Ash Plantation provide a massive 200ha green
space opportunity.
Also close by are Bonnetts Wood, Berwick Glades and
Berwick Woods.
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