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Shrub Hill Common

15 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.75160, -0.49859

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Trailing Bellflower +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Trailing Bellflower +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hemel Hempstead: Shrub Hill Common dry valley (2)

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hemel Hempstead: Shrub Hill Common dry valley (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Warners End ValleyUrban park1.1 km→🌱Gadebridge ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦Berkhamsted motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.4 km→✦Berkhamsted CastleHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Northridge ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Fishery MoorUrban park900 m→

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