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Baxter's Spring - Conifer woodland

1 ha

📷 Jodie Whiteley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.89705, -0.05329

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Chain Walk

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Circular Walk "Town to Country No 3"Walking route
Named 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dark Lanebyway open to all traffic · 46 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 46 mPath type: track
Dark Lanebyway open to all traffic · 897 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 897 mPath type: track
Frogs Hall Lanebyway open to all traffic · 51 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 51 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Libury Hall

📷 Jodie Whiteley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Libury Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BENINGTON LORDSHIPHistoric site4.6 km→✦Roman site near railway stationHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Great Munden Recreational GardenUrban park1.7 km→✦Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor GreenHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Section of Roman road in Rigery LaneHistoric site4 km→

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