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The Wilderness - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.52867, 0.32430

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
London LOOP (Section 22)Walking route

"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."

Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 136Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route269 m
Named routeLength 269 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland, Hall Lane (2)

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, Hall Lane (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park4.8 km→✦BELHUS PARKHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Little Belhus Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Davy Down Riverside ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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