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Cheshunt Park

3 ha

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.72197, -0.03943

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 146m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Beech, Common Nettle

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional 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
Canada Lanepublic footpath · 94 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
Cycleway 20Cycling route
Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route
Innova ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Next Store in Retail Park, Halfhide Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Next Store in Retail Park, Halfhide Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

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