Getting here
52.02539, -0.10627
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hoary Plantain, Fine-leaved Fumitory, Dense-flowered Fumitory +196 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hoary Plantain, Fine-leaved Fumitory, Dense-flowered Fumitory +196 more · last seen 2023
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Common Orache, Wild Onion +21 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +42 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +42 more · last seen 2023
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km
long distance footpath 169 km
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km
Long distance path
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route
Not waymarked
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.
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Wildlife to spot
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