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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.73923, -0.45061

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Tortoise Bug, Bishop's Mitre +98 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Tortoise Bug, Bishop's Mitre +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Toothwort, Giant Hogweed, Rusty-Back Fern +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Toothwort, Giant Hogweed, Rusty-Back Fern +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route758 m
Named routeRef 57Length 758 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route235 m
Named routeRef 57Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

Long John from Sheephouse Road

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Long John from Sheephouse Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gadebridge ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Warners End ValleyUrban park3.8 km→🌱Durrants Hill Play AreaUrban park1.3 km→🌱Durrants Hill ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Durrants Hill ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Flower GardenUrban park2 km→

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