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Furze Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.65339, 0.28914

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 136Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route110 m
Named routeRef 136Length 110 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route619 m
Named routeRef 136Length 619 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route635 m
Named routeRef 136Length 635 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route533 m
Named routeRef 136Length 533 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Solid Lanebyway open to all traffic · 683 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 683 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Meadow Beside Solid Lane

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Meadow Beside Solid Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WEALD PARKHistoric site3.4 km→🌱High Wood ParkUrban park3 km→🌱King Georges Playing FieldsUrban park5 km→🌱North Road PlaygroundUrban park3.5 km→🐄DeerVisitor farm3.6 km→🌱St Faith's Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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