Rough Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.68575, -0.42381
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional 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
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Abbey Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
68 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
Uxbridge Road service road to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,951 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Magpie +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Halesus radiatus · Common Cockchafer
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
🌿Plants13 species
springsummer
2026▾
Variable-leaved Crestwort · Curled Dock · Hoary Ragwort · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw +8
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
- Curled DockRumex crispus2025
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,951 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Magpie +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Halesus radiatus · Common Cockchafer
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
🌿Plants13 species
springsummer
2026▾
Variable-leaved Crestwort · Curled Dock · Hoary Ragwort · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw +8
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
- Curled DockRumex crispus2025
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pineappleweed
Pineappleweed
Matricaria discoidea2025
Matricaria discoidea2025
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025TurnipBrassica rapa2025TurnipBrassica rapa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Events & activities nearby
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