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The Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.77700, -0.35991

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
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
Lea Valley CircleWalking route4.3 km

Walk over the River Lea and gaze across its valley. One of the main rivers in Hertfordshire, it rises as a chalk stream – one of only 200 or so in the world.

Named routeLength 4.3 kmRound tripLocal 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
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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ayot GreenwayCycling route
Named 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

Field on the Childwick Bury Estate

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field on the Childwick Bury Estate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman VerulamiumHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Verulamium ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦BasillicaHistoric site2.7 km→✦Verulamium, site ofHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Grebe House Wildlife GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Redbourn CommonUrban park3.5 km→

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