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Small Lake

6 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.71700, -0.29753

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Melanostoma scalare, Syrphus · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Melanostoma scalare, Syrphus · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route
Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route
Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route

The Confluence Walk

Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route
River Ver TrailWalking route

17 mile footpath along the River Ver

Named routeRegional walking route
Manor StrollWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Verulamium Park Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
St Albans Green RingCycling route
Named routeLocal 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
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Watery Lanerestricted byway · 15 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 15 mPath type: track
Watery Lanerestricted byway · 115 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 115 mPath type: track
Watersiderestricted byway · 104 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 104 mPath type: residential
Watery Lanerestricted byway · 25 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 25 mPath type: track
Watery Lanerestricted byway · 570 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 570 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Broad Colney Long Lake

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broad Colney Long Lake

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