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Fair Lady Wood

6 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.93805, 0.06801

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amandinea punctata, Xanthoria calcicola, Ramalina farinacea +17 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Amandinea punctata, Xanthoria calcicola, Ramalina farinacea +17 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Garlic Mustard +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Perforate St John's-wort, Barren Brome +182 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bluebell, Perforate St John's-wort, Barren Brome +182 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Pond near Lady Wood

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond near Lady Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.7 km→✦St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.Historic site500 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦The Crump: a ringwork 600m south of BerdenHistoric site4.8 km→

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