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Moated enclosures, Well Wood and Chapel Wood, Watton-At-Stone

5 ha

📷 Martin Addison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.85403, -0.13905

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Pedunculate Oak +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Mystacides azurea, Hydropsyche angustipennis, Hydropsyche siltalai +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mystacides azurea, Hydropsyche angustipennis, Hydropsyche siltalai +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Common Feather-moss +133 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Common Feather-moss +133 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)

Named route
Woodland TrailWalking route
Named route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 4 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 6 o'clock on clockface)

Named route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route769 m
Named routeRef 12Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route337 m
Named routeRef 12Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 12Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 12Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Boadicca's Ridebyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chapel Wood

📷 Martin Addison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chapel Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Datchworth GreenUrban park1.7 km→✦WOODHALL PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Woodhall ParkUrban park3.5 km→🦉MARDLEY HEATHNature reserve3.7 km→🌱Ridlins FieldUrban park4.3 km→🌱Shephalbury ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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