Broadleaved woodland near Letchmore Heath
4 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.65280, -0.33616
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 482m away — 2 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 482m away — 2 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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km28 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route▾
Short walk. Orange waymarking
http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shenley Route 5Walking route▾
Named routeRef 5Local walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shenley CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
Jubilee Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef JLocal cycle route
LCN 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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