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Hazelend Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.89397, 0.17054

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 342m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Song Thrush, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Song Thrush, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Burdock, Nipplewort, Lesser Celandine +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +140 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +140 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Waterside StortfordWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hatfield Forest and Flitch Way Walk, Hatfield ForestWalking route5.6 km

Circular family walk, through medieval hunting forest full of ancient trees. Terrain is flat. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Hatfield Forest Buttercup Walk, Hatfield ForestWalking route5.4 km

Trail takes you through the best places to see buttercups in May or June. Mostly level ground through grassy plains and woodland paths, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.

Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route17 m
Named routeLength 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 16Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route337 m
Named routeRef 16Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 16Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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Hazelend Rd

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Grange PaddocksUrban park2 km→🌱Link Road WoodlandUrban park2.2 km→🌱Sworder's FieldUrban park2.5 km→🌱Castle GardensUrban park2.5 km→🌱Thorley WedgeUrban park4.2 km→🌱Castle GardensUrban park2.3 km→

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