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Church Lane Allotment Gardens

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFamilyBirds
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.73442, -0.02667

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Wormley Social Club — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, picnic area; Allotments

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cormorant, Coot, Great Crested Grebe +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cormorant, Coot, Great Crested Grebe +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, car park

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Beggarticks, Marble Screw-moss +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Beggarticks, Marble Screw-moss +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Slipe Lanepublic footpath · 372 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 372 mPath type: residential
New River Pathpublic footpath · 298 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 298 mSurface groundPath type: footway
New River Pathpublic footpath · 345 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 345 mSurface groundPath type: path
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Cycling

50 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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church Lane Allotment (2)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church Lane Allotment (2)

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Nearby places

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🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park1.4 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park1.4 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park1.5 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park1.5 km→🏞️RIVER LEECountry park2.6 km→🌱Grundy ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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