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Norwich Grove

1 ha

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.91960, -0.00282

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flavoplaca arcis, Rinodina teichophila, Verrucaria nigrescens f. tectorum +10 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Flavoplaca arcis, Rinodina teichophila, Verrucaria nigrescens f. tectorum +10 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +146 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +146 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coles Park from the air

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coles Park from the air

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park3.2 km→✦Roman site near railway stationHistoric site3 km→🌱Great Munden Recreational GardenUrban park3 km→✦Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor GreenHistoric site4.7 km→🐄Pearce's Farm Shop & CafeVisitor farm2.4 km→

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