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Ellenbrook Recreation Ground

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.75608, -0.24900

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Southern Hawker, Clogmia albipunctata +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Southern Hawker, Clogmia albipunctata +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Greater Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Greater Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Old Railway & River LeaWalking route7.9 km

After a brief visit to the remains of Wheathampstead railway station, the walk follows the Ayot Greenway (route of the Permanent Way) to Ayot Green. The return journey follows the course of the River Lea.

Named routeLength 7.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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
Alban Waypublic footpath · 223 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 223 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
St Albans Green RingCycling route
Named routeLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Play Train, Ellenbrook Park

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Play Train, Ellenbrook Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stanborough ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️STANBOROUGH PARKCountry park3.9 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park1.9 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park1.9 km→🌱Jersey Farm Woodland Park St AlbansUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hatfield Lawn Tennis and Bowls ClubUrban park600 m→

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