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Hound's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.70776, -0.31726

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route
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
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Cycling

69 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
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Beningfield Drivebridleway · 493 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 493 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Beningfield Drivebridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Old Parkbury Lanebridleway · 214 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mPath type: unclassified
Old Parkbury Lanebridleway · 23 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mPath type: unclassified
Old Parkbury Lanebridleway · 71 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 71 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Springfield Farm

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Springfield Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NAPSBURY HOSPITALHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Greenwood ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱St Albans United Reformed ChurchUrban park3.7 km→🌱Garston ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildingsHistoric site5 km→🌱Highfield ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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