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COKENACH

✦ Ancient woodland95 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessDogs welcome95 ha

Getting here

52.00567, 0.03012

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3 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Horse riding

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7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

Grade II registered historic park and garden

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Cokenach

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cokenach

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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