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Hangman's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.50028, 0.27208

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Bishop's Mitre, 24-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Bishop's Mitre, 24-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 23)Walking route

"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 24)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

102 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

(Covid-19_3 Exercise) Path by Hangman's Wood

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

(Covid-19_3 Exercise) Path by Hangman's Wood

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🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park2.4 km→✦BELHUS PARKHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Dilkes ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Davy Down Riverside ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Kennington ParkUrban park2 km→

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