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Blakes Bushes

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.83946, 0.04568

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Violet, Lords-and-Ladies, Red Clover +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Harlequin Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Harlequin Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional 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
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
Beyond Hartham CommonWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Upper Crackney Lanepublic footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Upper Crackney Lanepublic footpath · 147 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 147 mSurface concrete:lanesPath type: track
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 61Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route711 m
Named routeRef 61Length 711 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 61Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 61Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 61Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane to Camwell Hall

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane to Camwell Hall

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✦YOUNGSBURYHistoric site4.3 km→🌱St Dunstan's ChurchUrban park4.9 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Youngsbury Roman barrowsHistoric site3.8 km→✦Hunsdon World War II airfield defencesHistoric site3.9 km→✦Thundridgebury moated enclosure and associated remains of Thundridgebury House, St Mary and All Saints' Church and graveyard, ThundridgeHistoric site4.2 km→

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