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Northey Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.97895, 0.02896

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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

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland by the chalk pit

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland by the chalk pit

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park4.8 km→✦COKENACHHistoric site3 km→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site1 km→✦Double moat and fishpond, QueenburyHistoric site4.3 km→✦Moated site, Goodfellows.Historic site4.5 km→

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