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Old Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.49119, -0.49716

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to West Drayton stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Local cycle route
NCN National Route 61Cycling route
Named routeRef 61National Cycle Network
Link to National Route 61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Colne Valley Trailbridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slip road to the M4

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slip road to the M4

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Harmondsworth MoorUrban park700 m→✦Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf courseHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Stockley Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Kedermister ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Thorney Country ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱The Closes Recreation GroundUrban park2 km→

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