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Sandpit Grove

38 ha

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

51.75484, -0.14065

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Jackdaw
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +1 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hogweed +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal 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
WGC100 Centenary WalkWalking route20.2 km

Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town

Named routeLength 20.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National 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
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 12Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 61Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

26 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bedwell Avenuebridleway · 475 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 475 mPath type: service
Breach Lanebridleway · 316 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 316 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridlepath near to Little Berkhamsted

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridlepath near to Little Berkhamsted

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉NORTHAW GREAT WOOD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.6 km→🏞️NORTHAW GREAT WOODCountry park3.6 km→🌱Moneyhole Lane Playing FieldsUrban park5 km→🌱Northaw Great WoodUrban park3.6 km→✦BAYFORDBURYHistoric site3.9 km→✦HATFIELD HOUSEHistoric site4.3 km→

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