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Hertfordshire House

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Dogs welcome

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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Smoothcap · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Smoothcap · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
South Bucks WayWalking route23 km
Named routeLength 23 kmRegional walking route
Chiltern Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Two Rivers WalkWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House on Sampsons Hill, Coleshill

House on Sampsons Hill, Coleshill

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