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HEXTON MANOR

75 ha

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Public accessDogs welcome75 ha

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51.96268, -0.38293

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hawthorn, Wild Marjoram, Bramble +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug, Scaeva pyrastri +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug, Scaeva pyrastri +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Harebell, Ribwort Plantain +111 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Harebell, Ribwort Plantain +111 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths 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

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

HOOP - Hitchin Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Circular route around Hitchin

Named routeRef HOOPLocal walking route

Walk on the wild sideWalking route

Named route

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Ride on the wild sideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route128 m

Named routeLength 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

N/ACycling route24 m

Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

🚵

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

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Mill Lanebridleway · 33 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

35,045 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,045 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2026

Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +56

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Spruce Cone Bug

Spruce Cone BugGastrodes abietum

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop

SnowdropGalanthus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,045 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2026

Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +56

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Spruce Cone Bug

Spruce Cone BugGastrodes abietum

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop

SnowdropGalanthus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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