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Ashridge Wood

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome49 ha

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Chickweed, Lesser Celandine +71 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +38 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Date Waxcap · last seen 2022; Fungi — Date Waxcap · last seen 2022

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

One of several pools on the north of Ashridge Wood

One of several pools on the north of Ashridge Wood

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