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Holwellpark Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.77774, -0.15558

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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 — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Broxbourne Woods NNR TrailWalking route17.5 km
Named routeLength 17.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
The Candlestick LoopWalking route4.1 km

A beautiful countryside walk from The Candlestick pub/restaurant at West End Lane down to the River Lea then over to Essendon and back.

Named routeRef 13Length 4.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

98 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
NCN 12 delistedCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Ayot GreenwayCycling route
Named route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Old Coach Roadbridleway · 222 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 222 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 197 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 197 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 28 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Deadfield Lanebyway open to all traffic · 685 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 685 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grassland off Holwell Lane (B1455)

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grassland off Holwell Lane (B1455)

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🌱Stanborough ParkUrban park4.5 km→🏞️STANBOROUGH PARKCountry park4.5 km→🌱The Campus ParkwayUrban park4.6 km→🌱Moneyhole Lane Playing FieldsUrban park2.3 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park5 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park5 km→

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