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Brickendon Grange Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland51 ha

📷 Melvyn Cousins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome51 ha

Getting here

51.75147, -0.09934

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 71m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Service-tree, Tufted Hair-grass, Slender Rush +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sessile Oak, Raspberry, Hawkweed +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
Bayford Greenpublic footpath · 359 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 359 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Bayford Greenpublic footpath · 105 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface compactedPath type: service
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Cycling

20 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 route550 m
Named routeRef 61Length 550 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeLength 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 61Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 61Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 61Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stocking Lanebyway open to all traffic · 652 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 652 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brickendon Grange

📷 Melvyn Cousins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🏞️NORTHAW GREAT WOODCountry park4.4 km→🦉NORTHAW GREAT WOOD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Cheshunt ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦BAYFORDBURYHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Northaw Great WoodUrban park4.4 km→🦉TOP FIELD AND COZENS GROVENature reserve4.9 km→

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