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High Spring

1 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. str., Common Orange Lichen, Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta +17 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. str., Common Orange Lichen, Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta +17 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Croxley Green Boundary WalkWalking route6.3 km

The Croxley Green Boundary Walk is signposted in a clockwise direction however; the walk can be completed in any direction. The walk follows the boundary of Croxley Green and some of the sights to see include; the Village Green, Dell Wood, the Grand Union

Named routeLength 6.3 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal 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
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bottom Lane, Sarratt

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bottom Lane, Sarratt

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