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Home Wood

11 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.90914, 0.15845

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hogweed +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Selfheal, Common Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw +127 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Selfheal, Common Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw +127 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Limnephilus lunatus, Box Tree Moth +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Limnephilus lunatus, Box Tree Moth +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Parks and Beyond Orange RouteWalking route5.1 km
Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Waterside StortfordWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
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
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath between Oozes Wood and Home Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath between Oozes Wood and Home Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grange PaddocksUrban park3.6 km→🌱Link Road WoodlandUrban park3.8 km→🌱Sworder's FieldUrban park4.2 km→🌱Castle GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Castle GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Bishop’s Park Playing FieldUrban park4.7 km→

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