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Sweeting's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland46 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

51.76198, -0.08848

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Spindle, Upright Hedge-parsley +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn, Bramble +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal 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
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
Brickendon Liberty 020public footpath · 464 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 464 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Bayford Greenpublic footpath · 112 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 112 mSurface pebblestonePath type: service
Bayford Greenpublic footpath · 105 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface compactedPath type: service
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 61Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 61Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route101 m
Named routeRef 61Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 61Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route274 m
Named routeLength 274 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
Fanshaws Lanebyway open to all traffic · 15 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 15 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Fanshaws Lanebyway open to all traffic · 50 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 50 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Fanshaws Lanebyway open to all traffic · 130 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 130 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Stocking Lanebyway open to all traffic · 652 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 652 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public footpath Bayford 1

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public footpath Bayford 1

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Barclay ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Barclay ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦BAYFORDBURYHistoric site1.5 km→✦BALLS PARKHistoric site3.6 km→

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