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Daren Wood

✦ Ancient woodland43 ha

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome43 ha

Getting here

51.87892, -2.76896

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Picnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Dipper +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Dipper +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Traveller's-joy, Red Valerian +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee, Ferdinandea cuprea +89 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee, Ferdinandea cuprea +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route
Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network
Four Castles Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef FCCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 426Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 426Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 426Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route313 m
Named routeRef 426Length 313 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The River Monnow near Daren Wood

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The River Monnow near Daren Wood

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Nearby places

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🐄Skenfrith Community ShopVisitor farm1.5 km→⛪St Bridget's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyardHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Weonard's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Castell YnysgynwraiddHistoric site1.5 km→⛪Llancloudy Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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