Danbury Commons and Blakes Wood

Important notice -

Blake's Wood is open with a few parking spaces. Our small car park at Danbury Common has also reopened. You don't need to book, but spaces are limited, so if the car park is full, please come back another time.

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More about this place

Family walking in the woodland at Castle Ward, County Down

Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit 

More than 100 gardens and parks and hundreds of coast and countryside places are open in England and Northern Ireland. Following the latest government guidance, all houses in England and Northern Ireland are closed. We're reopening our places in Wales from Monday 9 November for visitors who live in Wales in line with Welsh government guidelines following the firebreak lockdown. To avoid disappointment please book in advance, especially at weekends and school holidays. Please check the property webpage of the place you wish to visit before you travel. Find out how to book and what to expect from your visit.

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Things to see and do 

Danbury Common

Danbury Commons to Lingwood walk 

Follow this waymarked trail, discovering open heathland, wooded glades, wetland and all the wildlife that thrive in the variety of habitats.

A footpath through Lingwood Common, Essex

Lingwood Common to Blakes Wood walk 

Take this way-marked trail between the two commons, passing through a mix of environments including open heath-land, wooded glades, plus an area of wetland that’s a haven for wildlife.

A treecreeper

Blakes Wood to Lingwood Common walk 

Find your way to Lingwood Common on this easy-to-follow walking trail. Enjoy some great views over the Essex countryside and peaceful spots within the woods.

View of beech trees at Frithsden beeches with a broken pollarded beech branch in the foreground

High winds in the Essex countryside 

During the winter months when we see more high winds and storm events we ask that you walk in the open spaces away from the trees.

Peregrine Falcon

The peregrine soars in Essex 

A celebrated 20th century British nature writer, J A Baker, was inspired by Essex countryside, now National Trust properties.

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What's on 

Upcoming events

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Our work

The sun shines on autumn leaves at Danbury Commons

Managing Danbury Commons and Blakes Wood 

See what we get up to in autumn and winter to conserve the commons and woods.

Rangers coppicing on the Bath Skyline

See what we do here 

Find out how we care for the lowland heath, ancient coppice woodland and ponds of Danbury Commons, Essex

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Wildlife

Lapwing

Wildlife in the Essex and Suffolk Countryside 

Have you ever wondered what we do to conserve and protect the countryside environment to ensure that flora and fauna survive and flourish...

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Support our work

Dozing dormouse found during a survey at Danbury Common

Support our work through a donation 

Make a donation today and support our ongoing conservation work across Danbury ridge. We are caring for some special habitats including restoring heathland and encouraging Dormice populations to increase in the coppice woodland.

Cycling at Osterley Park and House, London

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