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The Osier Bed - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Steve · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.79208, 0.15349

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Gibberd Garden Barn Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
CaféParkingToilets

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Marsh Lanepublic footpath · 383 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 383 mPath type: track
Marsh Lanepublic footpath · 595 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 595 mPath type: service
Marsh Lanepublic footpath · 205 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mPath type: service
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 1Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route224 m
Named routeLength 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route660 m
Named routeRef 1Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gibberd Gardens

📷 Steve · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gibberd Gardens

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Harlow Town ParkHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Harlow Town ParkUrban park4 km→✦THE HOUSE, MARSH LANEHistoric site300 m→🌱The Gibberd GardenUrban park400 m→✦Roman villa 500m north east of HarlowburyHistoric site500 m→🏞️PISHIOBURY PARKCountry park1.5 km→

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