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St Bartholomew, Layston

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📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.95264, -0.00874

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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
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Small White, Peacock +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Small White, Peacock +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional 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

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Bartholomew, Layston, Herts - Ruin

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Bartholomew, Layston, Herts - Ruin

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park800 m→🌱Layston Court GardensUrban park900 m→✦Anstey motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.6 km→🌽Ermine Street AllotmentsAllotments1.1 km→⛪St Richard of Chichester's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→✦The Island: a moated site 500m south-east of Flanders GreenHistoric site4.3 km→

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