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Ashridge Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland98 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Ashridge Golf Club · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome98 ha

Getting here

51.80841, -0.56568

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small White +78 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Tree Cathedral Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade EstateWalking route4.8 km

Step inside a medieval style cathedral constructed from nature. Carefully planted trees, shrubs and hedges build the layers of this magical place.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Ringshall Drivepublic footpath · 757 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 757 mPath type: service
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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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

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Monument Drivebyway open to all traffic · 767 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 767 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Ashridge Golf Club

📷 Wikipedia · Ashridge Golf Club · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🐄Whipsnade ZooVisitor farm4.4 km→✦Berkhamsted motte and bailey castleHistoric site5 km→✦Berkhamsted CastleHistoric site5 km→🌱Canal Fields parkUrban park5 km→✦Ashridge EstateHistoric site1 km→✦Two barrows at Bridgewater MonumentHistoric site1.9 km→

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