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'The Mount'

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +100 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Greater Stitchwort, Ground-ivy +143 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Weston Golden Jubilee WalkWalking route
Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 377 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 377 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Lanebyway open to all traffic · 746 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 746 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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