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The Warren - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.80176, -0.07365

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 61

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
Marshgate Drivepublic footpath · 72 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mPath type: service
The Gulphspublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Horse Bridgepublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 61Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route101 m
Named routeRef 61Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 61Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 61Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route45 m
Named routeRef 61Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The River Lea (or Lee) north of Mead Lane, SG14

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The River Lea (or Lee) north of Mead Lane, SG14

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site900 m→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park900 m→🌱Buryfield Recreation GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱Hartham CommonUrban park100 m→✦BALLS PARKHistoric site1.5 km→🦉WATERFORD HEATHNature reserve2.1 km→

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