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Broadleaved woodland near Thorney

14 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.50464, -0.48296

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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 229m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths 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 Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to West Drayton stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley Trailpublic footpath · 35 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: unclassified
Colne Valley footpathpublic footpath · 220 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 220 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Beeches CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Local cycle route
LCN 40Cycling route
Named routeRef 40Local cycle route
Link to National Route 61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bardon Aggregates' asphalt and tarmacadam works, Thorney Mill Lane

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bardon Aggregates' asphalt and tarmacadam works, Thorney Mill Lane

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🌱Harmondsworth MoorUrban park1.7 km→✦Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf courseHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Dowding ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Fassnidge ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Stockley Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Fassnidge ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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