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Rowney Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.86263, -0.04413

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +60 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 — Daffodil, Dwarf Spurge, False Oat-grass +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +32 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +32 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Dandelion +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Circular Walk "Town to Country No 3"Walking route
Named 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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lowgate Lanebyway open to all traffic · 409 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 409 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Lowgate Lanebyway open to all traffic · 403 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 403 mPath type: track
Lowgate Lanebyway open to all traffic · 31 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 31 mPath type: track
Lowgate Lanebridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mSurface unpavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sacombe: Rowney Lane

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sacombe: Rowney Lane

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🌱Woodhall ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦WOODHALL PARKHistoric site3.4 km→✦POLES PARKHistoric site3.9 km→✦YOUNGSBURYHistoric site3 km→🌱The MeadowUrban park4.7 km→🌱Great Munden Recreational GardenUrban park4.1 km→

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