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Blackthorn Spring

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

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 247m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Knapweed, Bee Orchid, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Small White, Red Admiral +149 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Small White, Red Admiral +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Waterside StortfordWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Parks and Beyond Green RouteWalking route4.2 km
Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Parks and Beyond Orange RouteWalking route5.1 km
Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 16Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 16Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 16Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route184 m
Named routeRef 16Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 16Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

39 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wickham Hall Drivebridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Wickham Hall Drivebridleway · 238 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 238 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Sylvester Closebridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential
Sylvester Closebridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hadham Park Underpassbridleway · 21 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 21 mSurface concretePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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