Getting here
51.96755, -0.27467
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +60 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Pea-leaf Weevil +2 more · last seen 2026
Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
15 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route
circular walkWalking route
A circular walking route joining Graveley and Weston
Garden City 15Walking route
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 12 m
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 56 m
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 1 m
🚴Cycling
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 12Cycling route
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Local circular? cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Route 12Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Main RouteCycling route64 m
🚵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.
🐴Horse riding
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 130 m
Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 15 m
Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 602 m
Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 184 m
Icknield Waybridleway · 418 m
Wildlife to spot
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