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Thrift Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.93184, -0.01734

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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

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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane near Buntingford

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane near Buntingford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park1.7 km→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park1.7 km→✦Roman site near railway stationHistoric site4.6 km→✦Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor GreenHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Great Munden Recreational GardenUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Richard of Chichester's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→

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