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Hitch Spring - Woodland

12 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.88965, -0.26852

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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 171m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
circular walkWalking route

A circular walking route joining Graveley and Weston

Named route
Hicca WayWalking route
Named routeRef HiW
Forster Country Walk (Only Connect)Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route53 m
Named routeRef 12Length 53 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route769 m
Named routeRef 12Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route337 m
Named routeRef 12Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to New Cottages, St Paul's Walden

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to New Cottages, St Paul's Walden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️KNEBWORTHCountry park3.9 km→✦KNEBWORTHHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Knebworth Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦TEMPLE DINSLEYHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Kingswalden Park (Deer Park)Urban park2.8 km→✦THE HOO, KIMPTONHistoric site2.9 km→

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