Getting here
51.74088, -0.06400
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 93m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 93m away — 6 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +80 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Large White +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Large White +90 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Heath Speedwell, Neat Feather-moss, Variable-leaved Crestwort +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heath Speedwell, Neat Feather-moss, Variable-leaved Crestwort +13 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Beech
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Short TrailWalking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
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.
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km
Long distance path
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route
Not waymarked
Brickendon Liberty 013public footpath · 349 m
White Stubbs Lanepublic footpath · 140 m
🚴Cycling
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Route 61Cycling route34 km
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route506 m
N/ACycling route172 m
Main RouteCycling route989 m
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