Springfield style enclosure, three bowl barrows and two pond barrows on Whiteley Hill
Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Corn Bunting, Swallow, House Martin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corn Bunting, Swallow, House Martin +81 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +80 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ploughman's-spikenard, Knapweed Broomrape, Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa = R. x gremlii +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ploughman's-spikenard, Knapweed Broomrape, Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa = R. x gremlii +2 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km
long distance footpath 169 km
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km
Long distance path
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route
Not waymarked
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.
🚴Cycling
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
N/ACycling route209 m
N/ACycling route356 m
N/ACycling route23 m
N/ACycling route109 m
N/ACycling route70 m
N/ACycling route250 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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