Hanging Wood - Woodland 0 ha
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.86507, 0.01647
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes2024
Vulpes vulpes2024
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 2024
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Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
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Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
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Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
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Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
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Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2021
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2021
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
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Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
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Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
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Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
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Green Drake Ephemera danica2023
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Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
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Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
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Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
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Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
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Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
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Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
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Eupeodes Eupeodes2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2023
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
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Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis2023
Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2022
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2022
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2022
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2022
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2021
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2021
Xylota Xylota2021
Xylota Xylota2021
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2021
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2022
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2022
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2022
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2022
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2022
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2022
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2022
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2022
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2022
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2022
Betony Betonica officinalis2022
Betony Betonica officinalis2022
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2022
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2022
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Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2022
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