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Dist:0.4km<br/>This rather redundant stile is on a footpath that runs from St Margaret's Church [[124041]] on Castledon Rd and Downham.
©Glyn Baker
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Dist:0.5km<br/>This is St Margaret’s Church Downham. This church gives the impression of being an old church with a newer tower. In fact the reverse is true the church was rebuilt in 1871 whereas the tower dates from the 15th century.
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.6km<br/>Behind the memorial, on the left, stands an 18th century brick dovecote that belongs to Downham Hall. All this stands next the Downham church on its north side.
©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.6km<br/>Taken from near to St Margaret Church looking towards Wickford.
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Dist:0.6km<br/>This view is just a short distance from Downham church.
©Robert Edwards
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©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.9km<br/>This is the side entrance into Crowsheath Wood from a footpath. The main gate is on [[72947]]. The wood is a nature reserve owned by Essex Wildlife Trust http://www.essexwt.org.uk/visitor_centres__nature_reserves/crowsheath_wood_nature_reserve/ it consists of 17 acres of coppiced ancient woodland. The Wickford Wildlife Society http://www.wickfordwildlife.co.uk/ carry out much of the maintenance. For more pictures see http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=12455561 Continue on a virtual tour of Wildlife Trust Reserves in Essex by visiting [[1382198]]
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.9km<br/>This pasture is crossed by the footpath to De Beauvoir House
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.9km<br/>Fallen trees are left to rot and there are piles of cut timber decaying away all over the [[1253504]] nature reserve, this makes a marvellous habitat for invertebrates. The reserve is owned by Essex Wildlife Trust
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.9km<br/>Stumps of trees are left to rot and there are piles of cut timber decaying away all over the [[1253504]] nature reserve, this makes a marvellous habitat for invertebrates. The reserve is owned by Essex Wildlife Trust
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.9km<br/>This pub stands along Church Road.
©Robert Edwards
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©Robert Edwards
Dist:1.1km north<br/>Birders refer to this brand of avian life as a Little Brown Job (LBJ) not being an ornithologist I can only guess it might be a Chiff Chaff. This one was in [[1253504]] nature reserve
©Glyn Baker
Dist:1.1km north<br/>This is a photo of Crowsheath Lane looking north towards Hanningfield Reservoir. The road to the left is the drive to Little Abbots.
©Glyn Baker

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