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Little Chishill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.01365, 0.07359

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Pyramidal Orchid, Italian Bluebell +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Brown Hawker, Small White +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brown Hawker, Small White +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track and Little Chishill Wood

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track and Little Chishill Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Barley lock-upHistoric site2.8 km→✦COKENACHHistoric site3.1 km→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.5 km→🐄Wood Green Animal Shelter (Heydon)Visitor farm2.6 km→⛪St Margaret of AntiochReligious grounds2.6 km→✦Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpondHistoric site4.5 km→

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