Sallow Wood - Woodland plantation
1 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🚲Cycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.90801, -0.32738
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Chilterns Cycleway
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 6 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 9 o'clock on clockface)
Named routeLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride on the wild sideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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
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Wildlife to spot
6,563 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,563 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Raven · Dunnock · Chiffchaff +39
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
- CootFulica atra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Orchestes quercus · Field Maple Disc-miner · Notch-horned Cleg · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +4
- Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus
- Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii
- Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum
Swine-cress · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Common Centaury · Viper's-bugloss · Smooth Tare
- Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,563 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Raven · Dunnock · Chiffchaff +39
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
- CootFulica atra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Orchestes quercus · Field Maple Disc-miner · Notch-horned Cleg · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +4
- Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus
- Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii
- Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum
Swine-cress · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Common Centaury · Viper's-bugloss · Smooth Tare
- Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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