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Lights Woods

1 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.76380, -0.07405

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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 458m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Migrant Hawker, Small Heath +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Migrant Hawker, Small Heath +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Wild Service-tree, Pyramidal Orchid +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Wild Service-tree, Pyramidal Orchid +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal 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
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 61Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route101 m
Named routeRef 61Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 61Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 61Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route711 m
Named routeRef 61Length 711 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Christmas lights on Brickendon Lane

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Christmas lights on Brickendon Lane

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🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park3.5 km→

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