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Ermine Street Allotments

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.95129, -0.02404

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 196m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Meadow Brown, Small White +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Allotments

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
The Follypublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: residential
Broad Baulkpublic footpath · 520 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 520 mPath type: footway
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Bowling Green Lanebridleway · 193 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 193 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Freman Drive off Ermine Street

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Freman Drive off Ermine Street

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park600 m→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park600 m→✦Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor GreenHistoric site4.4 km→✦THE GARDEN HOUSE, COTTEREDHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Richard of Chichester's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→✦The Island: a moated site 500m south-east of Flanders GreenHistoric site3.3 km→