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Stocking Spring - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.88110, -0.12283

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)

Named route
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)

Named route
STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
Great Ashby Woodland WalkWalking route
Named route
Woodland TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route769 m
Named routeRef 12Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route337 m
Named routeRef 12Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 12Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route719 m
Named routeRef 12Length 719 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cotton Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.8 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.8 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View over the field to Stocking Spring

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View over the field to Stocking Spring

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Fairlands Valley ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦BENINGTON LORDSHIPHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Ridlins FieldUrban park3.1 km→🌱Chells ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Shephalbury ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Peartree ParkUrban park4 km→

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