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Mill Wood - Woodland plantation

6 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.83839, 0.06302

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
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
Windmill Waypublic footpath · 115 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Windmill Waypublic footpath · 70 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 70 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

4 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 route711 m
Named routeRef 61Length 711 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 61Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route731 m
Named routeRef 61Length 731 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Windmill Waybridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Station Roadbridleway · 52 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Station Roadbridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House on Widford Road (B1004)

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House on Widford Road (B1004)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Dunstan's ChurchUrban park4.8 km→✦Hunsdon World War II airfield defencesHistoric site3.4 km→⛪Church of St ThomasReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Francis ChapelReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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