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Parkhill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.94253, -0.01776

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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 186m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
The Follypublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: residential
Downhall Leypublic footpath · 48 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: residential
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nutslip, Buntingford

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nutslip, Buntingford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park500 m→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park500 m→✦Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor GreenHistoric site4.2 km→✦THE GARDEN HOUSE, COTTEREDHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Richard of Chichester's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→🌽Ermine Street AllotmentsAllotments1.1 km→

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