Rough Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.68038, -0.42778
Open directionsv
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 on site — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 on site — 6 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: Grand Union Canal Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Merry Hill Circular FootpathWalking route▾
NB broken bridge over a stream in SE corner, requiring a diversion
Named routeLocal walking route
Grand Union Canalpublic footpath · 25 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mPath type: footway
71 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
Photos
River Gade and Grand Union Canal
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Wildlife to spot
10,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,352 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug +9
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Pineappleweed
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,352 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug +9
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
Pineappleweed
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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