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Spring Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.77829, -0.14084

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Chain Walk

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
WGC100 Centenary WalkWalking route20.2 km

Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town

Named routeLength 20.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Medium TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.8Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
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
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Ayot GreenwayCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 12Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Deadfield Lanebyway open to all traffic · 94 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 94 mPath type: track
Deadfield Lanebyway open to all traffic · 685 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 685 mPath type: track
Cole Green Waybridleway · 824 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 824 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heading north east towards Letty Green

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heading north east towards Letty Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Moneyhole Lane Playing FieldsUrban park2.6 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park4.6 km→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site4.6 km→✦PANSHANGERHistoric site2.2 km→✦BAYFORDBURYHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Black Fan ValleyUrban park4.5 km→

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