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Ring ditches and enclosures at Slip End

15 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.01900, -0.12673

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Rook, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, White Dead-nettle, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Poppy, Hoary Plantain, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +222 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Poppy, Hoary Plantain, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +222 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +18 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +18 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 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
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Garden City 15Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route403 m
Named routeRef 12Length 403 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route330 m
Named routeRef 12Length 330 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route198 m
Named routeRef 12Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 12Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route869 m
Named routeRef 12Length 869 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

Slip End Farm

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slip End Farm

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Nearby places

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🌱Well GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦Arbury Banks Iron Age hillfortHistoric site2.9 km→✦Arbury BanksHistoric site2.9 km→✦Roman villa 1000yds (910m) NE of Ashwell villageHistoric site3.5 km→✦Kelshall crossHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Churchend GreenUrban park4.5 km→

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