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High Wood

8 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.62601, -0.48933

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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 94m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Limnobaris t-album, Dotted Bee-fly +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Limnobaris t-album, Dotted Bee-fly +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bury Lake Circular Walkpublic footpath · 295 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 295 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Stockers Farm Roadpublic footpath · 26 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mPath type: unclassified
Stockers Farm Roadpublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
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Cycling

66 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

Grand Union Canal

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grand Union Canal

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🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve1.2 km→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park1.2 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Chiltern Open Air MuseumUrban park3.7 km→🌱Stocker's Lake Local Nature ReserveUrban park500 m→🌱Belfry Avenue Open SpaceUrban park1.9 km→

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