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AMWELL GROVE AND AMWELL POOL

2 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.79511, -0.01353

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Way; Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 37 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
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
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
St Johns Lanepublic footpath · 105 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hillside Lanepublic footpath · 211 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 211 mSurface concretePath type: footway
Hillside Lanepublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

67 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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Walnut Tree Walkbridleway · 180 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 180 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Walnut Tree Walkbridleway · 336 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 336 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The New River at Great Amwell

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The New River at Great Amwell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buryfield Recreation GroundUrban park2.5 km→🌱Barclay ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Barclay ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Wooden ParkUrban park2.7 km→