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Hawk Spring - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Simon Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.68877, -0.46534

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

10 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Red WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Milton RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route163 m
Named routeRef 6Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Little Westwood Farm, Bucks Hill

📷 Simon Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Little Westwood Farm, Bucks Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Goodwood Recreation GroundUrban park3.1 km→🌱Kitters GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Leavesden Country Park (South Side)Urban park4.2 km→🌱Leavesden Country Park (South Side)Urban park4.2 km→🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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