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Vicar's Grove - Broadleaved woodland

7 ha

📷 Jack Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.93440, -0.26377

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 325m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths 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
Garden City 15Walking route
Named route
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route

13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth

Named route
HOOP - Hitchin Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Circular route around Hitchin

Named routeRef HOOPLocal walking route
Folly Pathpublic footpath · 433 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 433 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Folly Closepublic footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mPath type: residential
Footpath Hitchin 070public footpath · 973 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 973 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

59 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 route337 m
Named routeRef 12Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route719 m
Named routeRef 12Length 719 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route410 m
Named routeRef 12Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Ippollitts

📷 Jack Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Ippollitts

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Windmill HillUrban park1.6 km→🌱Ransom's Recreation GroundUrban park2.5 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park1.7 km→🌱Walsworth CommonUrban park2.6 km→🌱Triangle Community GardenUrban park2.6 km→✦TEMPLE DINSLEYHistoric site2.9 km→

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