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Hart's Spring - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.05221, -0.16447

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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

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Biggleswade Green WheelWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Etonbury Green WheelWalking route17 km
Named routeLength 17 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 12Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 12Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route724 m
Named routeRef 12Length 724 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route806 m
Named routeRef 12Length 806 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

On Northfield Road in early spring

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Northfield Road in early spring

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Steeple Morden Conservation AreaUrban park3 km→✦Moated enclosures east and west of Love Lane, AshwellHistoric site1 km→✦Roman villa 1000yds (910m) NE of Ashwell villageHistoric site1.7 km→✦Arbury Banks Iron Age hillfortHistoric site2.2 km→✦Arbury BanksHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Dunton Village GardenUrban park3.9 km→

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