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Church Hill Allotments

13 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.59296, -0.48910

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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 176m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Lesser Stag Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Lesser Stag Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal 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
Beeches CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 89 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge, Grand Union Canal

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge, Grand Union Canal

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️DENHAMCountry park2.9 km→🌱Denham Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve4.6 km→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.7 km→🌱AldebourneUrban park3.1 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site4.8 km→

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