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Public accessDogs welcome

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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Hawfinch, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Hawfinch, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, False Oat-grass, Hawthorn +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, False Oat-grass, Hawthorn +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Bistort, Meadowsweet +11 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 12 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
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional 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
Beyond Hartham CommonWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Molewood Roadpublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: residential
Molewood Roadpublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: residential
Molewood Roadpublic footpath · 272 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 272 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 61Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 61Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route101 m
Named routeRef 61Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 61Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 61Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
High Molewoodbyway open to all traffic · 189 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 189 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

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