St Mary's Church
Getting here
51.83272, -0.38628
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 — 12 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Egret, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +77 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser +3 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Ivy, Holly +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Ivy, Holly +26 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Common Nettle, Red-berried Elder, Elder +4 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
18 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route
The Three Burys Walk
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route
Lea Valley CircleWalking route4.3 km
Walk over the River Lea and gaze across its valley. One of the main rivers in Hertfordshire, it rises as a chalk stream – one of only 200 or so in the world.
Devil's Dyke & NomanslandWalking route4.6 km
Walk through the impressive Devil's Dyke, an ancient defensive earthworks from Celtic times. Stroll though the beautiful meadows of the Marshalls Heath nature reserve and the pretty woodlands bordering Nomansland Common.
🚴Cycling
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Route 6Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Wildlife to spot
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