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Millward's Park

✦ Ancient woodland118 ha

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome118 ha

Getting here

51.74457, -0.20751

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Welham Green Station Car Park 40m away — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Lesser Spearwort, Thale Cress +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Blue-tailed Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Blue-tailed Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lea Valley WalkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
WGC100 Centenary WalkWalking route20.2 km

Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town

Named routeLength 20.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Badger Waypublic footpath · 82 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal 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
NCN 12 delistedCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route201 m
Named routeRef 12Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Foxes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3 mPath type: track
Green Streetbyway open to all traffic · 1.8 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.8 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Foxes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 693 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 693 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Green Streetbyway open to all traffic · 91 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 91 mSurface pebblestonePath type: service
Foxes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 83 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 83 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wildhill Road, with Millward's Park on the left

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wildhill Road, with Millward's Park on the left

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