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Ashford Green Allotments

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Dogs welcome

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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Volucella pellucens, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Syrphus +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Honeysuckle, Common Pocket-moss, Cherry Laurel +29 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Honeysuckle, Common Pocket-moss, Cherry Laurel +29 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Strawberry, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Ground-elder +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route

Short walk. Orange waymarking http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf

Named routeLocal walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
LCN+ link 89Cycling route
Named routeRef +89
LCN+ link 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN+ link 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland north of Pinnerwood House (2)

Farmland north of Pinnerwood House (2)

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