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Crop Marks of five Ring Ditches west of Station Road, Ashwell

1 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Corn Bunting, Yellow Wagtail, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Corn Bunting, Yellow Wagtail, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia caesia, Physcia adscendens, Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina +10 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Physcia caesia, Physcia adscendens, Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina +10 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hoary Plantain, Field Scabious, Common Knapweed +143 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hoary Plantain, Field Scabious, Common Knapweed +143 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Orache, Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +18 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Garden City 15Walking route
Named route
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route

13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth

Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 12Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 12Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 12Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route801 m
Named routeRef 12Length 801 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route932 m
Named routeRef 12Length 932 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 330 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 330 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 213 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 213 mPath type: service
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 517 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 517 mPath type: track
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 109 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 109 mPath type: residential
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 128 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 128 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ashwell: traffic calming on Station Road

Ashwell: traffic calming on Station Road

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