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Priests Osiers

2 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.72724, -0.05238

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Beech

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Ledra aurita, Rose Chafer +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Ledra aurita, Rose Chafer +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, European Larch, Hornbeam +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, European Larch, Hornbeam +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local walking 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.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Cycleway 20Cycling route
Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route
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
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route967 m
Named routeRef 1Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Gammon's Lanerestricted byway · 1.2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Park Lane Paradise, Hammond Street

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park Lane Paradise, Hammond Street

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