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Mill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.57523, -0.54625

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 12)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Beeches CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route
NCN route 461Cycling route
Named routeRef 461National Cycle Network
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oxford Rd

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oxford Rd

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️DENHAMCountry park4.2 km→🌱Denham Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱St Peter's GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱St. Peter's GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱AldebourneUrban park3.8 km→🌱Chalfont St Peter ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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