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Wood Ponds White - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.07402, -0.13828

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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

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 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
Guilden Morden FP18public footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: footway
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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
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Buxtons Lanebyway open to all traffic · 38 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 38 mPath type: residential
Church Lanebyway open to all traffic · 297 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 297 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ashwell Road, Guilden Morden

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ashwell Road, Guilden Morden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Steeple Morden Conservation AreaUrban park900 m→✦Roman villa 1000yds (910m) NE of Ashwell villageHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Dunton Village GardenUrban park3.8 km→✦Moated enclosures east and west of Love Lane, AshwellHistoric site4 km→✦Arbury Banks Iron Age hillfortHistoric site4.9 km→✦Arbury BanksHistoric site4.9 km→

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