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Bayford Wood

✦ Ancient woodland52 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

51.75849, -0.11396

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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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Ringlet +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Ringlet +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal 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
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
Bayford Greenpublic footpath · 359 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 359 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route550 m
Named routeRef 61Length 550 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 61Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route588 m
Named routeRef 61Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeLength 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 61Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stockings Lanebridleway · 293 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 293 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Stockings Lanebridleway · 171 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 171 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over minor brook in Bayford Wood (part of Hertfordshire Way)

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over minor brook in Bayford Wood (part of Hertfordshire Way)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️NORTHAW GREAT WOODCountry park4.5 km→🦉NORTHAW GREAT WOOD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park4.7 km→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site4.7 km→✦BAYFORDBURYHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Northaw Great WoodUrban park4.5 km→

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