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Roe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.99010, -0.09105

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
  • 🐕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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +82 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 — Early Marsh-orchid, Lizard Orchid, Adder's-tongue · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue Shieldbug, Meadow Plant Bug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue Shieldbug, Meadow Plant Bug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Weston Golden Jubilee WalkWalking route
Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route
Named routeLocal 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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Drift Waybridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Roe Green from the air

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roe Green from the air

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦JULIANSHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Well GreenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Churchend GreenUrban park1 km→✦Kelshall crossHistoric site2.9 km→✦Site of Therfield castleHistoric site3.7 km→✦Motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks 100m south of Tuthill FarmHistoric site3.7 km→

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