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Graves Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Martin Addison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.84402, -0.37999

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Egret, Moorhen, Cormorant +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Egret, Moorhen, Cormorant +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Ivy, Holly +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Red-berried Elder, Elder +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Hairy Shieldbug, 24-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Hairy Shieldbug, 24-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lea Valley CircleWalking route4.3 km

Walk over the River Lea and gaze across its valley. One of the main rivers in Hertfordshire, it rises as a chalk stream – one of only 200 or so in the world.

Named routeLength 4.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Devil's Dyke & NomanslandWalking route4.6 km

Walk through the impressive Devil's Dyke, an ancient defensive earthworks from Celtic times. Stroll though the beautiful meadows of the Marshalls Heath nature reserve and the pretty woodlands bordering Nomansland Common.

Named routeLength 4.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Above the Lea ValleyWalking route6.5 km

From quiet woods to expansive views over the Lea valley, this walk includes Gustard Wood at the northern tip of Wheathampstead and the Grade I splendour of Mackerye End.

Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route16 m
Named routeRef 57Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Graves Wood

📷 Martin Addison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Graves Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Stockwood ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Rothamsted ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Stockwood ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Wigmore ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Kinsbourne Green CommonUrban park1.5 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park3.5 km→

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