🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
10 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
Free
picnic area, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Early Bumblebee, Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2026
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free
Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Beggarticks, Marble Screw-moss +46 more · last seen 2026
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
Free
picnic area; Playing field
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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13 signed routes nearby · 30 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
Short TrailWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal 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
Slipe Lanepublic footpath · 372 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 372 mPath type: residential
New River Pathpublic footpath · 298 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 298 mSurface groundPath type: footway
New River Pathpublic footpath · 345 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 345 mSurface groundPath type: path
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Cycling
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52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
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
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route967 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route506 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 506 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
