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Punyards Wood - Broadleaved woodland

11 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.85460, -0.08633

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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 · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)

Named route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Circular Walk "Town to Country No 2"Walking route
Named route
Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
The Avenuepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: service
Beehives Drivepublic footpath · 194 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 194 mPath type: service
Bottom Drivepublic footpath · 341 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 341 mPath type: service
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Cycling

5 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
N/ACycling route96 m
Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route808 m
Named routeRef 61Length 808 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route444 m
Named routeRef 61Length 444 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 61Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ware Road near Watton-at-Stone

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ware Road near Watton-at-Stone

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WOODHALL PARKHistoric site500 m→🌱Woodhall ParkUrban park600 m→🦉WATERFORD HEATHNature reserve4.1 km→✦POLES PARKHistoric site4.5 km→🌱The MeadowUrban park1.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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