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Dean's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.90374, -0.30789

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pasqueflower, Swine-cress, Common Centaury +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 7 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 10 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
STOOP Link Path 6 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 9 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ride on the wild sideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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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

Buildings at Parsonage Farm

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Buildings at Parsonage Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wigmore ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Kingswalden Park (Deer Park)Urban park1 km→✦TEMPLE DINSLEYHistoric site2 km→✦PUTTERIDGE BURYHistoric site4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.6 km→✦ST PAUL'S WALDEN BURYHistoric site3.4 km→

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