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Moated site, Little Cokenach

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📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Marsh Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Marsh Tit +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Great Willowherb +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Great Willowherb +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Volucella bombylans +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Volucella bombylans +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing Charolais on Caylers Farm

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing Charolais on Caylers Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦COKENACHHistoric site2.1 km→✦Barley lock-upHistoric site3.7 km→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site2 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Margaret of AntiochReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Bush Wood moated site and hollow-wayHistoric site4.1 km→

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