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Gannock Green

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.99889, -0.08239

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Merlin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Merlin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Bluebell, Soft-rush +135 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Bluebell, Soft-rush +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meadow Brown, Large White +88 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meadow Brown, Large White +88 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Water Mint, Guelder-rose +13 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew, Microbotryum silenes-dioicae, Broad Bean Rust +6 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Grass and Cereal Powdery Mildew, Microbotryum silenes-dioicae, Broad Bean Rust +6 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Weston Golden Jubilee WalkWalking route
Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 377 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 377 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Drift Waybridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway to Sandon at Gannock Green

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway to Sandon at Gannock Green

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🌱Well GreenUrban park2.9 km→✦JULIANSHistoric site3 km→🌱Churchend GreenUrban park700 m→✦Kelshall crossHistoric site1.8 km→✦Site of Therfield castleHistoric site2.6 km→✦Motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks 100m south of Tuthill FarmHistoric site2.6 km→

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