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The Grove - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.63636, -0.46280

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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
  • ☕Cafe @ Lock 81 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 22 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
Caravan Lanepublic footpath · 137 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mPath type: service
Solomons Hillpublic footpath · 33 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: living_street
Northwaypublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

74 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gardener with a sense of humour

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gardener with a sense of humour

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park3.9 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve1.1 km→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park1.1 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Croxley View PlaygroundUrban park3 km→🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park4 km→

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