Getting here
51.82292, -0.28062
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Hornbeam, Holly +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, Hornbeam, Holly +31 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Xanthogramma pedissequum, Banded Demoiselle, Endomychus coccineus +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Xanthogramma pedissequum, Banded Demoiselle, Endomychus coccineus +24 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Wild Marjoram, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Pedunculate Oak +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
14 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route
The Three Burys Walk
Lea Valley CircleWalking route4.3 km
Walk over the River Lea and gaze across its valley. One of the main rivers in Hertfordshire, it rises as a chalk stream – one of only 200 or so in the world.
Devil's Dyke & NomanslandWalking route4.6 km
Walk through the impressive Devil's Dyke, an ancient defensive earthworks from Celtic times. Stroll though the beautiful meadows of the Marshalls Heath nature reserve and the pretty woodlands bordering Nomansland Common.
The Romans & NomanslandWalking route7.8 km
Walk along ancient thoroughfares created by Romans and Saxons. Stroll through the picturesque and historic hamlets of Coleman Green, Cromer Hyde and Nomansland and finally enjoy stunning views across Wheathampstead and beyond.
🚴Cycling
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 12Cycling route
Route 6Cycling route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Ayot GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route386 m
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Sheepcote Lanebyway open to all traffic · 597 m
Wildlife to spot
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