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Baxter's Spring

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Baxter Springs, Kansas · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.89750, -0.05940

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Circular Walk "Town to Country No 3"Walking route
Named route
STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage

Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dark Lanebyway open to all traffic · 46 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 46 mPath type: track
Frogs Hall Lanebyway open to all traffic · 51 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 51 mPath type: residential
Dark Lanebyway open to all traffic · 897 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 897 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Baxter Springs, Kansas

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✦BENINGTON LORDSHIPHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Great Munden Recreational GardenUrban park2.1 km→✦Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor GreenHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Walkern HallHistoric site3.8 km→✦Section of Roman road in Rigery LaneHistoric site4.3 km→

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