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Crabcroft Spring

1 ha

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.87490, -0.03645

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +44 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +44 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Oat-grass, Dandelion, Field Wood-rush +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — False Oat-grass, Dandelion, Field Wood-rush +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional 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
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Langton's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 442 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 442 mPath type: bridleway
Langton's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 386 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 386 mPath type: bridleway
Langton's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 151 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 151 mPath type: track
Langton's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 118 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 118 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Langton's Lanerestricted byway · 105 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 105 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

High Trees Farm at the end of Beggarman's Lane

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

High Trees Farm at the end of Beggarman's Lane

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✦Roman site near railway stationHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Woodhall ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦WOODHALL PARKHistoric site4.6 km→✦YOUNGSBURYHistoric site4 km→🌱Great Munden Recreational GardenUrban park2.6 km→✦Section of Roman road in Rigery LaneHistoric site1.5 km→

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