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Moneyhole Lane Playing Fields

28 ha

📷 Richard Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.79766, -0.16136

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Robin
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 190m away — 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

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Robin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Starling, Robin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Heath +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black Nightshade, Scentless Mayweed, Common Field-speedwell +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
The Candlestick LoopWalking route4.1 km

A beautiful countryside walk from The Candlestick pub/restaurant at West End Lane down to the River Lea then over to Essendon and back.

Named routeRef 13Length 4.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Alban WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
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 National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Ayot GreenwayCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 12Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 465 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 465 mSurface concretePath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moneyhole Lane Park

📷 Richard Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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