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Chelmsford Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.79268, -0.10195

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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 124m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 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: Route 61

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

8 signed routes nearby · 30 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
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional 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
Beyond Hartham CommonWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Mary Purver Waypublic footpath · 136 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 136 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Mayflower Closepublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Mary Purver Waypublic footpath · 52 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface concretePath type: footway
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route550 m
Named routeRef 61Length 550 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 61Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route588 m
Named routeRef 61Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeLength 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 61Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cole Green Waybridleway · 35 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 35 mSurface gravelIncline upPath type: bridleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 523 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 523 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 68 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 68 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Cole Green Waybridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary, Hertingfordbury, Herts - Churchyard

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary, Hertingfordbury, Herts - Churchyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle GroundsUrban park1.5 km→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Moneyhole Lane Playing FieldsUrban park4.1 km→✦BAYFORDBURYHistoric site2 km→✦PANSHANGERHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Hartham CommonUrban park2.3 km→

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