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Cock Grove

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Tom Presland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.75688, -0.60550

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Garlic Mustard +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Common Nettle, Bluebell +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei +164 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei +164 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
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
Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Walter's WanderWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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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

Sketch of ruined chapel

📷 Tom Presland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sketch of ruined chapel

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🌱Canal Fields parkUrban park2.7 km→✦Berkhamsted CastleHistoric site3.3 km→✦Berkhamsted motte and bailey castleHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Millennium GardenUrban park2.7 km→🌱The MoorUrban park3.1 km→🌱Tring ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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