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Muggins's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.87806, 0.09536

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cleavers, Creeping Thistle, Perennial Rye-grass +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +63 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Waterside StortfordWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Parks and Beyond Green RouteWalking route4.2 km
Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal 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
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route218 m
Named routeRef 11Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 11Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route201 m
Named routeRef 11Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hoecroft Lanebyway open to all traffic · 831 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 831 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Hoecroft Lanebyway open to all traffic · 244 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 244 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Hoecroft Lanebyway open to all traffic · 11 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 11 mSurface mudPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields near Little Hadham

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields near Little Hadham

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

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