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Dell

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.59982, -0.46148

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 24-spot Ladybird, Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata +266 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 24-spot Ladybird, Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata +266 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Wood Spurge, Butterfly-bush +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Wood Spurge, Butterfly-bush +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Strawberry, Raspberry, Flowering Currant +1 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

94 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal 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
LCN 89 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️DENHAMCountry park4.1 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve4 km→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park4 km→🌱Denham Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site3.3 km→🌱AldebourneUrban park4.5 km→

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