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Copse Wood - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.60415, -0.43912

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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

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

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Houses on Copse Wood Way, Northwood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses on Copse Wood Way, Northwood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park3.9 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve4.3 km→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.3 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Croxley View PlaygroundUrban park4.8 km→

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