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Deerpark Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.71558, 0.03772

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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
  • 🅿️Claverhambury Lakes 98m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
The Avenuepublic footpath · 702 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 702 mPath type: service
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Innova ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route (12)Cycling route
Named routeRef (12)Local cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Claverhambury Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.7 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: unclassified
Forest Waybridleway · 681 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 681 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Bumbles Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 286 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 286 mSurface dirtPath type: track
The Avenuebridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mPath type: service
Forest Waybridleway · 97 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 97 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Deerpark Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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