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Whitelands Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.65943, -0.53176

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 355m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Coralroot Bittercress, Forked Veilwort +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Wild Marjoram, Smooth Hawk's-beard +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 4 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
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

46 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
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Farm Roadbridleway · 218 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 218 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Carpenter's Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Carpenter's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.7 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve4.7 km→🌱Chiltern Open Air MuseumUrban park2.6 km→✦LATIMER PARKHistoric site3.1 km→🦉CHORLEYWOOD HOUSE ESTATENature reserve2.1 km→🌱Westwood ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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