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Deerswood Allotment Garden

2 ha

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.75068, -0.22311

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 425m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Clogmia albipunctata, Syrphus ribesii +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Clogmia albipunctata, Syrphus ribesii +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Meadow Barley, Grass Vetchling +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Meadow Barley, Grass Vetchling +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN12 proposed rerouting

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lea Valley WalkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
WGC100 Centenary WalkWalking route20.2 km

Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town

Named routeLength 20.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 4 mile walkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Yellow TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Foxglove Closepublic footpath · 116 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 116 mPath type: footway
Badger Waypublic footpath · 82 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mPath type: footway
Magpie Walkpublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal 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 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN 12 delistedCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Memorial to The Victims of the Hatfield Train Crash 2000

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Memorial to The Victims of the Hatfield Train Crash 2000

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🌱Stanborough ParkUrban park3.9 km→🏞️STANBOROUGH PARKCountry park3.9 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park1.5 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park1.5 km→🌱Howe DellUrban park800 m→🌱Roe Hill ParkUrban park900 m→

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