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Brocket Hill

3 ha

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.79868, -0.14551

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wild Carrot, Bladder Campion, Common Toadflax +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wild Carrot, Bladder Campion, Common Toadflax +39 more · last seen 2025

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

9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
WGC100 Centenary WalkWalking route20.2 km

Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town

Named routeLength 20.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beyond Hartham CommonWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Broxbourne Woods NNR TrailWalking route17.5 km
Named routeLength 17.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

94 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Ayot GreenwayCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 12Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brocket Hill Wood

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brocket Hill Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Campus ParkwayUrban park4.4 km→🌱Moneyhole Lane Playing FieldsUrban park1.1 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park4.5 km→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site4.5 km→✦PANSHANGERHistoric site1 km→🌱Black Fan ValleyUrban park2.8 km→

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