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Gages Wood - Conifer woodland

1 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.84967, -0.04983

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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

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

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
Lover's Walkpublic footpath · 77 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Lover's Walkpublic footpath · 227 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 227 mPath type: footway
Lover's Walkpublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 61Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route45 m
Named routeRef 61Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route96 m
Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route808 m
Named routeRef 61Length 808 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 61Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stream running down from Gage's Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stream running down from Gage's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buryfield Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→✦POLES PARKHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Woodhall ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦WOODHALL PARKHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Wooden ParkUrban park3.9 km→🦉WATERFORD HEATHNature reserve4.5 km→

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