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Brickyard Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 David Beresford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.90621, 0.21171

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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

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

12 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hatfield Forest Walk, Hatfield ForestWalking route2.7 km

Circular walk around the lake and then through the forest. Paths can get muddy after wet weather. Dogs welcome, please keep dogs on lead near livestock and around the lake.

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Parks and Beyond Green RouteWalking route4.2 km
Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
Gall End Lanepublic footpath · 47 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: residential
Gall End Lanepublic footpath · 45 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route17 m
Named routeLength 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route202 m
Named routeLength 202 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 16Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route337 m
Named routeRef 16Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
May Walkbridleway · 574 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 574 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Brickyard Plantation

📷 David Beresford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Brickyard Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grange PaddocksUrban park4.7 km→🌱Link Road WoodlandUrban park4.9 km→🌱Castle GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Rochford SquareUrban park1.5 km→🌱Children's ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱The SpinneyUrban park1.2 km→

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