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Boggymead Spring

4 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.75618, -0.27573

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Red-legged Shieldbug +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Red-legged Shieldbug +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route
Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shenley Route 5Walking route
Named routeRef 5Local walking route
Devil's Dyke & NomanslandWalking route4.6 km

Walk through the impressive Devil's Dyke, an ancient defensive earthworks from Celtic times. Stroll though the beautiful meadows of the Marshalls Heath nature reserve and the pretty woodlands bordering Nomansland Common.

Named routeLength 4.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Drivepublic footpath · 90 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mSurface concretePath type: service
Lawrence Closepublic footpath · 187 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 187 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
East Drivepublic footpath · 195 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 195 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

123 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Verulamium Park Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
St Albans Green RingCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Jove Gardensbridleway · 51 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 51 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential
Jove Gardensbridleway · 30 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 30 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential
Jove Gardensbridleway · 94 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 94 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Jove Gardensbridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Smallford: East Drive at Oaklands

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Smallford: East Drive at Oaklands

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Nearby places

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🌱Clarence ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦NAPSBURY HOSPITALHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Jersey Farm Woodland Park St AlbansUrban park3 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park3.6 km→

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