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Hall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.94705, 0.10330

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Acolium inquinans, Buellia griseovirens +93 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Acolium inquinans, Buellia griseovirens +93 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Field Maple, Hawthorn, Bramble +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Azure Damselfly, Peacock +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Azure Damselfly, Peacock +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Cakebread's Lanebridleway · 941 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 941 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Hall Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Hall Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hill GreenUrban park4.2 km→🌱Jubilee FieldUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.Historic site2.3 km→✦The Crump: a ringwork 600m south of BerdenHistoric site2.5 km→✦The CrumpHistoric site2.5 km→

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