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Bachelor's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.97567, -0.10008

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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

8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 o'clock on clockface)

Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 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
STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields west of Bachelor's Wood

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields west of Bachelor's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦JULIANSHistoric site300 m→🌱Well GreenUrban park1.7 km→🌱Churchend GreenUrban park2.5 km→✦Enclosure and earthworks SE of Clothallbury HouseHistoric site2.7 km→✦THE GARDEN HOUSE, COTTEREDHistoric site3.6 km→✦Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green FarmHistoric site3.6 km→

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