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Furzefield Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.69290, -0.21287

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN12 Proposed alternative route

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

30 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.2 miRound tripLocal walking route
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 17)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Wellesley Crescentpublic footpath · 125 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Local cycle route
NCN12 Proposed extensionCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
NCN12 Proposed alternative routeCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wash Lanebyway open to all traffic · 308 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 308 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Bridgefoot Lanebridleway · 222 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 222 mPath type: bridleway
Bridgefoot Lanebridleway · 213 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 213 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Potters Bar: Bridgefoot Lane

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Potters Bar: Bridgefoot Lane

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✦WROTHAM PARKHistoric site2.1 km→🌱ParkfieldUrban park2.5 km→🌱Oakmere ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Oakmere ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱St John the Baptist ChurchUrban park4.5 km→🌱Old Courthouse Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→

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