Wildwoods - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.67912, -0.37355
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 280m away — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 280m away — 20 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Abbey Line Trail
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 20 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
Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route▾
The Confluence Walk
Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route
Shenley Walk 3Walking route▾
Named routeRef 3Local walking route
Shenley Walk 2Walking route▾
Named routeRef 2Local walking route
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local 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
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route28 m▾
Named routeLength 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 64 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mPath type: unclassified
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 29 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mPath type: unclassified
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 597 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 597 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 375 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 375 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 112 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 112 mPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
18,794 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,794 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Common Gull +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Green Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Hairy Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Magdalis rufa +20
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Magdalis rufaMagdalis rufa
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Phloiophilus edwardsii
Bell Heather · Cross-leaved Heath
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,794 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Common Gull +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Green Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Hairy Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Magdalis rufa +20
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Magdalis rufaMagdalis rufa
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Phloiophilus edwardsii
Bell Heather · Cross-leaved Heath
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusPill BeetleByrrhus pilulaPill BeetleByrrhus pilula24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusDrepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidisOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiCerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineumDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusBiphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatusRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaTachyerges salicisTachyerges salicisTachyerges salicisTachyerges salicisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alni22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataEvents & activities nearby
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