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The Grove - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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PicnicDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.63373, -0.47462

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stockers Farm Roadpublic footpath · 145 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 145 mSurface concretePath type: residential
Belfry Lanepublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: service
Bury Lake Circular Walkpublic footpath · 295 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 295 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal 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
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of Rachel moored up at the Grand Union Canal in the Rickmansworth Festival

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Rachel moored up at the Grand Union Canal in the Rickmansworth Festival

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park4.8 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve200 m→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park200 m→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Croxley View PlaygroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Chiltern Open Air MuseumUrban park4.6 km→

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