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East Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.98337, 0.05737

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

East Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

✦COKENACHHistoric site3.1 km→✦Barley lock-upHistoric site4.9 km→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site1.1 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.Historic site4.7 km→✦Bush Wood moated site and hollow-wayHistoric site4.8 km→

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