Birch Wood

Birch Wood and surrounding Oak Hill make up a hilly swath of old coppice woodland that was once part of Theydon Estate - crossed here and there with streams, dotted with bogs and broken up with occasional meadow plains, it often makes for picturesque scenes.

Things to do in Birch Wood

• Explore the Wood on foot, by bike, on horseback or with your dog
• Walk north to explore iron age Ambresbury Banks and pick up our Oak Trail
• Head east to catch glimpses of the deer in our Deer Sanctuary - please note, the Sanctuary is not open to the public
• Bring your camera along and try to capture the unique landscape of the Wood
• Keep an eye out for wild deer, woodpeckers and other Forest wildlife

Parking and travel info

By train

Birch Wood is a 1.6km (1 mile) walk from Theydon Bois station on the Central line.

By car

Parking is available at these car parks:

Please visit our car parking page for opening and closing times for each of our car parks.