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Highfield Park

53 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome53 ha

Getting here

51.74444, -0.29511

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Orange Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 61

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route
Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route
Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route

The Confluence Walk

Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route
River Ver TrailWalking route

17 mile footpath along the River Ver

Named routeRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Liberty Walkpublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Verulamium Park Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
South Drivebridleway · 224 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 224 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Hixberry Lanebyway open to all traffic · 948 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 948 mPath type: track
Hixberry Lanebyway open to all traffic · 22 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 22 mPath type: unclassified
Hixberry Lanebyway open to all traffic · 208 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 208 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dog in the Orchard, Highfield Park

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dog in the Orchard, Highfield Park

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🌱Verulamium ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦Roman VerulamiumHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦NAPSBURY HOSPITALHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Grebe House Wildlife GardenUrban park4.2 km→

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