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Hearnsfield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 David Sands · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.89605, -0.28350

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Bristly Oxtongue, Bramble +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pasqueflower, Selfheal, Creeping Buttercup +159 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
HOOP - Hitchin Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Circular route around Hitchin

Named routeRef HOOPLocal walking route
Hicca WayWalking route
Named routeRef HiW
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 7 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 10 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 12Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 12Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route966 m
Named routeRef 12Length 966 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cottage between Pinfold Wood and Foxholes Wood

📷 David Sands · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cottage between Pinfold Wood and Foxholes Wood

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✦TEMPLE DINSLEYHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Kingswalden Park (Deer Park)Urban park1.7 km→✦THE HOO, KIMPTONHistoric site3.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.4 km→✦ST PAUL'S WALDEN BURYHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Meadway Playing FieldUrban park4.2 km→

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