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Heath Wood

4 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Hampstead Heath · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.57039, -1.44890

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Bramble +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, False Oat-grass +115 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Greater Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, False Oat-grass +115 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Oak Crust, Erythricium aurantiacum +1 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Oak Crust, Erythricium aurantiacum +1 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Hairy Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Hairy Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Footpath U64Walking route
Named routeRef U64
Footpath T54Walking route
Named routeRef T54
Footpath T53Walking route
Named routeRef T53
Footpath T50Walking route
Named routeRef T50
Quarrymans WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route61 m
Named routeRef 52Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route726 m
Named routeRef 524Length 726 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route25 m
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 52Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

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Hampstead Heath

📷 Wikipedia · Hampstead Heath · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Coronation WalkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Cleaver Park Sports GroundUrban park4.4 km→🏞️BATTLEFIELD OF BOSWORTHCountry park3.9 km→🌱Sandon ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Manduessedum Roman villa and settlement with associated industrial complexHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Shenton StationUrban park3.8 km→

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