Donkey Lane Plantation
44ac/18ha
Grid ref: TQ 597 922
Updated 31/12/2023.
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A plantation of sweet chestnut trees dating from the 19th century, now managed by Brentwood Council. Sweet chestnut was planted to provide rot-resistant timber for fencing and the like. Brentwood Council resumed coppicing in the 1980s, creating a very dense woodland with open glades.
Visiting
Access from The Drive in Warley, where there is a parking area, or from Hartswood Road, Brentwood.
Accessible at all times.
© Roger Jones