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Nut Wood

✦ Ancient woodland202 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome202 ha

Getting here

51.73567, -0.08958

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Service-tree, Heath Speedwell, Variable-leaved Crestwort +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 68 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.2 miRound tripLocal walking route
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
Brickendon Liberty 013public footpath · 349 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 349 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Tanfield Farmpublic footpath · 153 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 153 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Tanfield Yardpublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
N/ACycling route172 m
Named routeLength 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route999 m
Named routeLength 999 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route639 m
Named routeLength 639 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route45 m
Named routeLength 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route59 m
Named routeLength 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route57 m
Named routeLength 57 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In Wormley Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In Wormley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️NORTHAW GREAT WOODCountry park3.9 km→🦉NORTHAW GREAT WOOD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.9 km→🌱Cheshunt ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Northaw Great WoodUrban park3.9 km→🦉TOP FIELD AND COZENS GROVENature reserve4.2 km→✦BAYFORDBURYHistoric site4.4 km→

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