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Breach Spring - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Jack Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.89429, -0.25505

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Fieldfare, Carrion Crow +24 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Fieldfare, Carrion Crow +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Soft-rush, Herb-Robert +79 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Soft-rush, Herb-Robert +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Eupteryx filicum, Willow Emerald Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Eupteryx filicum, Willow Emerald Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
circular walkWalking route

A circular walking route joining Graveley and Weston

Named route
HOOP - Hitchin Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Circular route around Hitchin

Named routeRef HOOPLocal walking route
Hicca WayWalking route
Named routeRef HiW
Forster Country Walk (Only Connect)Walking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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 route1.1 km
Named routeRef 12Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hen Pheasants on grass

📷 Jack Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hen Pheasants on grass

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Nearby places

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🏞️KNEBWORTHCountry park3.4 km→✦KNEBWORTHHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Knebworth Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Town Centre GardensUrban park4 km→✦TEMPLE DINSLEYHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Knebworth Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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