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Spoilbank Wood - Mixed woodland

3 ha

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.67138, -0.17902

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 12

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route
Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walkWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Waggon Road, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Waggon Road, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Trent ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦WROTHAM PARKHistoric site1.4 km→🌱St John the Baptist ChurchUrban park2.5 km→🌱Oakmere ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Oakmere ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Old Courthouse Recreation GroundUrban park2.8 km→

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