Willow Wood - Woodland
10 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.66955, -0.48448
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
5,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,803 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Greater Stitchwort · Coralroot Bittercress · Selfheal · Agrimony · Yellow Archangel +4
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- BugleAjuga reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,803 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Greater Stitchwort · Coralroot Bittercress · Selfheal · Agrimony · Yellow Archangel +4
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- BugleAjuga reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolacaddisfliesTrichopteracaddisfliesTrichopteraSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaRed-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariaeRed-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariaeCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanum