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Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 990m long section between Crawley's Lane and Rossway Lane

2 ha

📷 michael · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.77329, -0.62215

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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
  • ✦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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +94 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +94 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Beech, Wild Strawberry +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Regional cycle route
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A41 Bridge over Crawley's Lane

📷 michael · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A41 Bridge over Crawley's Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Spider ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Canal Fields parkUrban park3.9 km→✦Berkhamsted CastleHistoric site4.5 km→✦Berkhamsted motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Tring ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦TRING PARKHistoric site2.7 km→

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