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Great Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.91957, -0.06953

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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

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

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

7 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)

Named route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 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 Walk "Town to Country No 3"Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chain Walk and Great Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chain Walk and Great Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park4.7 km→✦BENINGTON LORDSHIPHistoric site4.4 km→✦Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor GreenHistoric site500 m→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦THE GARDEN HOUSE, COTTEREDHistoric site3 km→

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