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Danbury Commons and Blakes Wood

Explore Essex's second largest area of common land

National Trust Danbury Common, The Armoury, Penny Royal Road, Danbury, Essex, CM3 4ED

Summer sun shining through the woodland at Blakes Wood in Essex

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A path through very green woodland with tall trees
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Visiting Danbury Commons and Blakes Wood with your dog 

Danbury Commons and Blakes Wood is a two pawprint rated place. Find out where you can and can't go with your dog and the facilities available for dog owners.

Danbury Commons, Essex, in autumn

Restless Brilliance: The Story of J.A. Baker and The Peregrine 

Visit this fascinating exhibition at Chelmsford Museum which explores the work of the well known nature writer J A Baker. He was born, and lived almost his whole life, in Chelmsford. His writing is based on walks and cycle rides around the Blackwater estuary, Danbury Hill and the Chelmsford area. Here he followed and studied peregrine falcons, condensing all his observations into the book "The Peregrine", published in 1967, to immediate acclaim.

A group of young adults kicking up autumn leaves on a walk around the estate at Hardwick, Derbyshire

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