Wild Northaw: the Great Wood through the seasons

• Spring: fresh hornbeam leaves, birdsong and the first butterflies along the sunny rides
• Summer: deep shade under the oaks, bracken glades and butterflies in the clearings
• Autumn: the wood's most famous season, with blazing hornbeam and oak colour and fungi on every log
• Winter: bare trees reveal the old banks, rides and wartime anti-tank blocks

Stay on paths, keep dogs under control near wildlife and take everything home with you. See our guide to Northaw Great Wood.