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Graves Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.91864, -0.03374

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marsh Helleborine, Field Forget-me-not · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +24 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Back Lane (Stane Street)byway open to all traffic · 510 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 510 mPath type: track
Back Lane (Stane Street)byway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmPath type: bridleway
Back Lane (Stane Street)byway open to all traffic · 127 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 127 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Graves Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park3.4 km→✦Roman site near railway stationHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Great Munden Recreational GardenUrban park2.3 km→✦Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor GreenHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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