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Hoddesdonpark Wood

✦ Ancient woodland93 ha

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome93 ha

Getting here

51.75709, -0.04633

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Minute Pouncewort, Meadow Buttercup +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Migrant Hawker, Ringlet +123 more · last seen 2026

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

12 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Brickendon Liberty 020public footpath · 438 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 438 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Brickendon Liberty 020public footpath · 643 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 643 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International 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
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route967 m
Named routeRef 1Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route506 m
Named routeRef 1Length 506 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

29 public paths nearby

Public paths
Elbow Lanerestricted byway · 37 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 37 mSurface groundPath type: track
Ermine Streetrestricted byway · 53 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 53 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Ermine Streetrestricted byway · 315 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 315 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Ermine Streetrestricted byway · 4 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 4 mSurface woodPath type: bridleway
Ermine Streetrestricted byway · 104 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 104 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Hoddesdon Park Wood

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Hoddesdon Park Wood

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