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Hanging Grove

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.80859, -0.11427

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Bistort, Wood Anemone, Red Dead-nettle +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage

Named routeLocal walking route
Mardley Heath Multi-Purpose PathWalking route
Named route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route550 m
Named routeRef 61Length 550 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 61Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route588 m
Named routeRef 61Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeLength 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 61Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tattle Hill, Broadoak End

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tattle Hill, Broadoak End

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Nearby places

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🌱Castle GroundsUrban park2.7 km→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Moneyhole Lane Playing FieldsUrban park3.5 km→✦PANSHANGERHistoric site1.7 km→🦉WATERFORD HEATHNature reserve1.9 km→🌱Hartham CommonUrban park2.9 km→

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