🌞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 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Best for
10 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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10 signed routes nearby · 18 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
Hatfield Forest and Flitch Way Walk, Hatfield ForestWalking route5.6 km▾
Circular family walk, through medieval hunting forest full of ancient trees. Terrain is flat. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Trail takes you through the best places to see buttercups in May or June. Mostly level ground through grassy plains and woodland paths, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Hatfield Forest Tree Walk, Hatfield ForestWalking route2.8 km▾
Flat route on boarded or site roads, take care when crossing or walking on roads. Dogs welcome, please keep dogs on lead near livestock and around the lake.
Named routeLength 2.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Rumbles Waypublic footpath · 43 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: residential
Mortymer Closepublic footpath · 10 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mPath type: residential
🚴
Cycling
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29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route202 m▾
Named routeLength 202 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.5 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴
Horse riding
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8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Jack's Greenrestricted byway · 298 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 298 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Jack's Lanerestricted byway · 48 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 48 mSurface pavedPath type: track
The Flitch Waybridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
The Flitch Waybridleway · 225 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 225 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
The Flitch Waybridleway · 1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
