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Moated site at Parsonage Farm

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📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.02928, 0.10544

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • ✦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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Large White +58 more · last seen 2024

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Free

Plants — Bluebell, Cuckooflower, Dog's Mercury +1 more · last seen 2022

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hogs Lanepublic footpath · 54 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: residential
Loveday Closepublic footpath · 68 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: service
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Cycling

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12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route▾

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route789 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 789 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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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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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths
Parkhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 770 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 770 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Barn at Parsonage Farm, Chrishall, Essex

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barn at Parsonage Farm, Chrishall, Essex

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bran Ditch: an Anglo-Saxon bank and ditch between Fowlmere and Heydon, including an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, a section of medieval lynchet and an Iron Age enclosureHistoric site5 km→✦Barley lock-upHistoric site4.6 km→🐄Wood Green Animal Shelter (Heydon)Visitor farm1.7 km→✦Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpondHistoric site1.8 km→✦Mill HillHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Margaret of AntiochReligious grounds4.4 km→