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Goose Wood

4 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.00119, 0.36708

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Ribwort Plantain, White Campion +33 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Hawthorn, Ribwort Plantain, White Campion +33 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +29 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +29 more · last seen 2021

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear · last seen 2014; Fungi — Jelly Ear · last seen 2014

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turpin's Trail 1Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Turpin's Trail 3Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Turpin's Trail 2Walking route

Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Meadow And Drinking Trough

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Meadow And Drinking Trough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦A moated site at Goddards FarmHistoric site900 m→✦The Howses moated siteHistoric site1.3 km→✦Wincelow Hall moated siteHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦Moated site and fishpond at Maynards FarmHistoric site3.3 km→✦Moated site and three ponds at Parsonage FarmHistoric site4.7 km→

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