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Camps Hill Open Space

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.90605, -0.17023

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Lesser Celandine, Early Dog-violet +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cow Parsley, Lesser Celandine, Early Dog-violet +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)

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STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)

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STOOP Link Path 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 o'clock on clockface)

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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
Woodland TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route
Named routeLocal 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
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stevenage Resource Centre

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stevenage Resource Centre

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