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Widmore Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Giles Devlin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.76536, -0.44613

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lycaena dispar batavus, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lycaena dispar batavus, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Daisy, Red Dead-nettle, Rose +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 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
Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route
Red WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 57Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route758 m
Named routeRef 57Length 758 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Widmore Wood, Hemel Hempstead

📷 Giles Devlin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Widmore Wood, Hemel Hempstead

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🌱Gadebridge ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Warners End ValleyUrban park3.2 km→🌱Redbourn CommonUrban park4.6 km→🌱The Charter GardensUrban park2 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park2 km→🌱Gadebridge ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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