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Spoilbank Wood - Conifer woodland

6 ha

📷 Bikeboy · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.67154, -0.19066

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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
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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

25 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route
Shenley Route 5Walking route
Named routeRef 5Local walking route
Shenley Walk 4Walking route
Named routeRef 4Local walking route
Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walkWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Local cycle route
NCN12 Proposed extensionCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hadley Wood with Docklands buildings in the distance - geograph.org.uk - 3370729

📷 Bikeboy · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hadley Wood with Docklands buildings in the distance - geograph.org.uk - 3370729

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🌱Trent ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦WROTHAM PARKHistoric site700 m→🌱St John the Baptist ChurchUrban park2.2 km→🌱Old Courthouse Recreation GroundUrban park2.5 km→🌱Oakmere ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Oakmere ParkUrban park3 km→

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