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Hare Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.10089, 0.35457

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 188m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
The Roman Roadpublic footpath · 24 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mPath type: track
Harcamlow Waypublic footpath · 516 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 516 mPath type: footway
Harcamlow Waypublic footpath · 242 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 242 mPath 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

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Roman Roadbridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mPath type: track
The Roman Roadbridleway · 694 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 694 mPath type: track
The Roman Roadbridleway · 94 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 94 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

All Saints Church at Horseheath

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

All Saints Church at Horseheath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle Playing FieldsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Rosie Green WoodUrban park3.7 km→🌱WaltonsUrban park4.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦Moated site at Yen Hall FarmHistoric site3 km→🌱Town GreenUrban park4 km→

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