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Ashen Grove

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.74509, -0.10975

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Water Mint, Pedunculate Oak +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Bramble +204 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +117 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +117 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walkWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeLength 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 61Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 61Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeLength 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 61Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance, Calves Grove

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance, Calves Grove

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Nearby places

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🏞️NORTHAW GREAT WOODCountry park3.4 km→🦉NORTHAW GREAT WOOD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.4 km→🌱Northaw Great WoodUrban park3.4 km→✦BAYFORDBURYHistoric site3.5 km→✦Stocking Lane moated siteHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Walters Close Open SpaceUrban park2.3 km→

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