🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Oxs Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Oxs Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Best for
10 activities
🛝
Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Early Bumblebee, Bumblebee +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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13 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Short TrailWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
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
Richmond Courtpublic footpath · 21 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: residential
New River Pathpublic footpath · 369 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 369 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Norris Grovepublic footpath · 295 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 295 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling
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43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route967 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route506 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 506 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
