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Templepan Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.68034, -0.46024

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta, Platismatia glauca, Dark Crottle +23 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta, Platismatia glauca, Dark Crottle +23 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Coralroot Bittercress, Hyacinthoides +114 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Woodland TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction 19, M25, clockwise

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction 19, M25, clockwise

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🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Goodwood Recreation GroundUrban park2.7 km→🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Kitters GreenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Leavesden Country Park (South Side)Urban park4.3 km→🌱Leavesden Country Park (South Side)Urban park4.3 km→

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