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Broomfield Spring - Broadleaved woodland

25 ha

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.77666, -0.58132

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 78m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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 · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
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
Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Walter's WanderWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Beechesbridleway · 457 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 457 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Cart Horse Lane (or the North Arm)byway open to all traffic · 393 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 393 mSurface unpavedIncline 0%Path type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland "The Beeches", Berkhamsted

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland "The Beeches", Berkhamsted

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Canal Fields parkUrban park1.7 km→✦Berkhamsted CastleHistoric site2.1 km→✦Berkhamsted motte and bailey castleHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Millennium GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱The MoorUrban park2.1 km→✦Ashridge EstateHistoric site2.8 km→

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