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Harrocks Wood

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Mark Percy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.66869, -0.45905

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Coralroot Bittercress, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bank Haircap +55 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Coralroot Bittercress, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bank Haircap +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Peacock, Box Tree Moth +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Peacock, Box Tree Moth +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells in Harrocks Wood

📷 Mark Percy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells in Harrocks Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.1 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve4.1 km→🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Goodwood Recreation GroundUrban park3 km→🌱Croxley View PlaygroundUrban park3.6 km→

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