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Bartram's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Roger Wilmot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.85911, 0.04231

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marsh Woundwort · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Glow-worm +2 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Glow-worm +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cox Lanebridleway · 197 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 197 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Cox Lanebridleway · 692 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 692 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bartram's Wood

📷 Roger Wilmot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bartram's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman site near railway stationHistoric site4.5 km→✦YOUNGSBURYHistoric site4.5 km→✦Youngsbury Roman barrowsHistoric site4.1 km→✦Section of Roman road in Rigery LaneHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Thundridgebury moated enclosure and associated remains of Thundridgebury House, St Mary and All Saints' Church and graveyard, ThundridgeHistoric site4.6 km→

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