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Bowl barrow near Gallows Plain

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.80045, -0.04704

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 190m 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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Cinquefoil, False Oat-grass +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Cinquefoil, False Oat-grass +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn, Elder +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local 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
Teesidepublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
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 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route967 m
Named routeRef 1Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route243 m
Named routeRef 61Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Thieves' Lanerestricted byway · 402 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 402 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Exiting the A10 in Ware

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Exiting the A10 in Ware

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buryfield Recreation GroundUrban park1.5 km→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park2.4 km→✦BALLS PARKHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Hartham CommonUrban park1.8 km→🌱Wooden ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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