i'm a colchester boy - born and bred.
but...
i saw sense and moved to northumberland 10 year ago.
not sure of people but places i used to go to were friday woods in colchester (military training ground)
mersea island, the northern salt marsh.
crockleford heath, me and my mates were the resident poacher deterrant, the farmer even brought us beer when we were nippers! certainly wouldn't happen these days.
hope this has been of some help mate.