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St Mary's Church

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great White Egret and Cattle Egret
🐕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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great White Egret and Cattle Egret
🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Raven +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Raven +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Pasqueflower · last seen 2025; Plants — Pasqueflower · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 21 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

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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

9,949 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,949 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds30 species

autumnwinter

2025

Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit +25

Great White EgretArdea alba
Cattle EgretArdea ibis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor

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Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,949 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

autumnwinter

2025

Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit +25

Great White EgretArdea alba
Cattle EgretArdea ibis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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