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Alswickhall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Simon Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.94583, 0.00699

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Box Tree Moth +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Box Tree Moth +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Ground-ivy, Cow Parsley +20 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Ground-ivy, Cow Parsley +20 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Swan Lanerestricted byway · 182 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 182 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Alswick Hall

📷 Simon Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alswick Hall

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🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park1.7 km→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park1.7 km→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Richard of Chichester's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→🌽Ermine Street AllotmentsAllotments2.2 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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