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Sewett's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.87296, -0.32946

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lepraria incana s. str., Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen +21 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lepraria incana s. str., Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen +21 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Ringlet +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Ringlet +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Wheathampstead to Shaw's Corner Circular Walk, Shaw's CornerWalking route12.2 km

Mostly easy walking across established footpaths and fields. There are some steps along the route, and a steep gully at section 2. Assistance dogs only at Shaw's Corner.

Named routeLength 12.2 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 6 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 9 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route690 m
Named routeRef 57Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane descending to Whiteway Bottom

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane descending to Whiteway Bottom

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Nearby places

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🌱Wigmore ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Kingswalden Park (Deer Park)Urban park2.8 km→🌱Raynham Way parkUrban park3.6 km→✦THE HOO, KIMPTONHistoric site4 km→🌱Powdrills FieldUrban park4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→

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