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The Belt - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Dave Skinner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.84377, -0.46252

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ver Valley Walk 2Walking route

The Upper Ver Valley

Named routeRef Ver2Local walking route
Ver Valley Walk 3Walking route

The Winterbourne Walk

Named routeRef Ver3Local walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 6Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route947 m
Named routeRef 6Length 947 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Markyate Cell

📷 Dave Skinner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Markyate Cell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stockwood ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Dallow DownsUrban park4.3 km→🌱Stockwood ParkUrban park3.5 km→🦉COTTAGE BOTTOM FIELDSNature reserve4 km→🌱Luton Hoo Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Mentmore parkUrban park4.5 km→

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