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Sheepwash Grove

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Steve F · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.00341, 0.04856

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Reed Bunting +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Reed Bunting +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +168 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +168 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Bramble, Common Nettle +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Bramble, Common Nettle +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Bramble, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheepwash Grove, Nuthampstead

📷 Steve F · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheepwash Grove, Nuthampstead

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