St Catherine's Church
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Getting here
52.06765, -0.09058
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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Creeping Thistle, Blackthorn +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Creeping Thistle, Blackthorn +74 more · last seen 2026
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Kuettlingeria teicholyta, Lecidella stigmatea, Lepraria vouauxii +7 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Kuettlingeria teicholyta, Lecidella stigmatea, Lepraria vouauxii +7 more · last seen 2016
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Dandelion +13 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +33 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +33 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths 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.
Cockhall Lanepublic footpath · 176 m
🚴Cycling
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
N/ACycling route209 m
N/ACycling route356 m
N/ACycling route23 m
N/ACycling route70 m
N/ACycling route131 m
N/ACycling route114 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.
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