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Bricket Wood Common

✦ Ancient woodland50 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

51.69633, -0.36598

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 223m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Violet Helleborine, Yorkshire-fog +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Guelder-rose, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shenley Route 5Walking route
Named routeRef 5Local walking route
Shenley Walk 1Walking route
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
St Albans Green RingCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
N/ACycling route28 m
Named routeLength 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route97 m
Named routeRef 6Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
School Lanebridleway · 125 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 125 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: bridleway
School Lanebridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
School Lanebridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
School Lanebridleway · 235 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 235 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: bridleway
Bucknalls Lanebridleway · 258 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 258 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bricket Wood Common

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bricket Wood Common

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🌱Greenwood ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦NAPSBURY HOSPITALHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Garston ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Leavesden Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Leavesden Country Park (North Side)Urban park2.8 km→🌱Leavesden Country Park (South Side)Urban park2.9 km→

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