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Whitehall Wood - Mixed woodland

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.90732, -0.29445

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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 430m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Chiltern Way Northern Extension

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 7 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 10 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
STOOP Link Path 6 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 9 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle 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
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dead Woman's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 310 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 310 mSurface groundPath type: track
Dead Woman's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 275 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 275 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Back Lane, Preston

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Back Lane, Preston

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Windmill HillUrban park4.7 km→✦TEMPLE DINSLEYHistoric site1 km→🌱Kingswalden Park (Deer Park)Urban park1.7 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park600 m→✦ST PAUL'S WALDEN BURYHistoric site3.1 km→

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