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ASHWELL BURY

6 ha

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome6 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Woodpigeon
  • 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Chalk Screw-moss, Whorled Tufa-moss, Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss +9 more · last seen 2023

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +95 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Garden City 15Walking route
Named route
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route

13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth

Named route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Etonbury Green WheelWalking route17 km
Named routeLength 17 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 12Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 12Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route724 m
Named routeRef 12Length 724 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route806 m
Named routeRef 12Length 806 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 12Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

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

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 11 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 11 mPath type: residential
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 30 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mPath type: residential
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 109 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 109 mPath type: residential

About this historic site

Grade II registered historic park and garden

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources