High Wood

High Wood is a forest in Hertford Heath, East Hertfordshire District, England. High Wood is situated nearby to the locality Entrance: College Road Entrance, as well as near the village Hertford Heath.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Balls Wood and Hertford Castle.

Balls Wood

Nature reserve

Balls Wood is a 58.5-hectare nature reserve managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in Hertford Heath in East Hertfordshire. The wood was purchased by the Trust from the Forestry Commission.

Hertford Castle

Castle

Photo: Caitlin, CC BY 2.0.

Hertford Castle is a Norman era castle built beside the River Lea in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England. Most of the internal buildings of the structure have been demolished.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hertford and Ware.

Hertford

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire in England and has a population of around 29,000 in 2021. It was the birthplace of Samuel Stone, who is credited with being the founder of Hartford, Connecticut.

Ware

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ware is a town in Hertfordshire. The site has been occupied since at least 4000 BC. The Romans had a settlement at Ware. Ware is said to be one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. It has become a commuting town for London.

Hoddesdon

Town

Photo: Chris Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoddesdon is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, lying entirely within the London Metropolitan Area and Greater London Urban Area. The area is on the River Lea and the Lee Navigation along with the New River.

High Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Hertford Heath, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7764° or 51° 46′ 35″ north

Longitude

-0.0397° or 0° 2′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C3XQXG6+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4470286

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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