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Hoo Hill Maze

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📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.02914, -0.32233

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Large Red Damselfly, Field Grasshopper +15 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
Biggleswade Green WheelWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hicca WayWalking route
Named routeRef HiW
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route676 m
Named routeRef 12Length 676 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking down Hitchin Hill towards Shefford

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking down Hitchin Hill towards Shefford

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Nearby places

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✦CHICKSANDS PRIORYHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Shefford Millenium GreenUrban park1.2 km→✦SOUTHILL PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Arlesey Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→🌱Bellcote MeadowUrban park1.2 km→🌱Henlow ParkUrban park3 km→