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Old Fountain

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📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Puccino's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Puccino's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route

Short walk. Orange waymarking http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ebury WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route

The Confluence Walk

Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route

Reeds Walkpublic footpath · 69 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Reeds Walkpublic footpath · 516 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 516 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National 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

N/ACycling route28 m

Named routeLength 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route105 m

Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route153 m

Named routeRef 6Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Bridle Pathbridleway · 13 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Verulam Passagebridleway · 91 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 91 mPath type: residential

Bridle Pathbridleway · 120 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 120 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Bridle Pathbridleway · 16 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mSurface asphaltIncline downPath type: bridleway

Bridle Pathbridleway · 9 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

23,637 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,637 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Mallard +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
CootFulica atra2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,637 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Mallard +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
CootFulica atra2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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