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Rokey Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.00375, 0.00028

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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
  • 📍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

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pasqueflower · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Ardea alba alba +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Ardea alba alba +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

4 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway to Rokey Wood

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway to Rokey Wood

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✦COKENACHHistoric site2.1 km→✦Barley lock-upHistoric site3.6 km→✦Double moat and fishpond, QueenburyHistoric site1.2 km→✦Moated site, Goodfellows.Historic site1.4 km→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.2 km→✦Motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks 100m south of Tuthill FarmHistoric site4.3 km→

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