Hawthornes Allotment Garden
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.74979, -0.23964
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Little Mouse-ear, Winter Heliotrope, Meadow Barley +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lea Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
WGC100 Centenary WalkWalking route20.2 km▾
Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town
Named routeLength 20.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 4 mile walkWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
The Candlestick LoopWalking route4.1 km▾
A beautiful countryside walk from The Candlestick pub/restaurant at West End Lane down to the River Lea then over to Essendon and back.
Named routeRef 13Length 4.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Magpie Walkpublic footpath · 78 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mPath type: footway
Lane Endpublic footpath · 40 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
St Albans Green RingCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: ef6812c5-a1bd-4f32-a46f-3af301aee89c
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataNeocoenorrhinus pauxillusNeocoenorrhinus pauxillusNeocoenorrhinus pauxillusNeocoenorrhinus pauxillusStrophosoma nebulosumStrophosoma nebulosumStrophosoma nebulosumStrophosoma nebulosumBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisAgrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescens24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataEpistrophe melanostomaEpistrophe melanostomaEpistrophe melanostomaEpistrophe melanostomaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula