Getting here
51.77444, -0.16673
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Parking 238m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 238m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Wildlife
Strong match
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Old Railway & River LeaWalking route7.9 km
After a brief visit to the remains of Wheathampstead railway station, the walk follows the Ayot Greenway (route of the Permanent Way) to Ayot Green. The return journey follows the course of the River Lea.
Lea Valley WalkWalking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km
Long distance path
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route
Not waymarked
WGC100 Centenary WalkWalking route20.2 km
Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town
🚴Cycling
102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Ayot GreenwayCycling route
Route 12Cycling route
Route 61Cycling route34 km
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
NCN 12 delistedCycling route
🐴Horse riding
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Fisherman's Pathbridleway · 59 m
Fisherman's Pathbridleway · 241 m
Fisherman's Pathbridleway · 469 m
Wildlife to spot
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