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Hound's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Jack Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.70107, -0.31924

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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 95m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route
Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route

The Confluence Walk

Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route
River Ver TrailWalking route

17 mile footpath along the River Ver

Named routeRegional walking route
Manor StrollWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Brook Drivepublic footpath · 66 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Verulamium Park Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
St Albans Green RingCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Shenley CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route28 m
Named routeLength 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oakridge Lanebyway open to all traffic · 500 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 500 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to gravel extraction workings in Harper Lane

📷 Jack Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to gravel extraction workings in Harper Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NAPSBURY HOSPITALHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Greenwood ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱St Albans United Reformed ChurchUrban park4.2 km→🌱Garston ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Highfield ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Leeming ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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