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Hall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.96114, 0.09024

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candelariella reflexa, Porpidia soredizodes, Candelariella aurella f. aurella +120 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Candelariella reflexa, Porpidia soredizodes, Candelariella aurella f. aurella +120 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Robin, Kestrel +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Robin, Kestrel +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +235 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +235 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Spear Thistle, Scarlet Pimpernel +105 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Spear Thistle, Scarlet Pimpernel +105 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 · 18 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

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cakebread's Lanebridleway · 583 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 583 mPath type: track
Cut-throat Lanebridleway · 441 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 441 mPath type: bridleway
Willoughby Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway
Cakebread's Lanebridleway · 941 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 941 mPath type: track
Cakebread's Lanebridleway · 229 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 229 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stand of Horse Chestnut by Hall Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stand of Horse Chestnut by Hall Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hill GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Jubilee FieldUrban park4.4 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site3.7 km→✦St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.Historic site2.5 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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