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St Patrick's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.94815, 0.07465

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Yellowhammer, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Yellowhammer, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecanora expallens, Amandinea punctata +104 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecanora expallens, Amandinea punctata +104 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Garlic Mustard +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Perforate St John's-wort, Ivy +178 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Ringlet +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Ringlet +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pylons across the fields

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pylons across the fields

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.Historic site700 m→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦The Crump: a ringwork 600m south of BerdenHistoric site4.4 km→✦The CrumpHistoric site4.5 km→

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