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Stool Baulk

1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.79934, -0.61499

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Brimstone +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Brimstone +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Toothwort, Sycamore, Buckthorn +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Toothwort, Sycamore, Buckthorn +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

24 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bywayrestricted byway · 756 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 756 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View south from Tring - Aldbury road

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View south from Tring - Aldbury road

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🌱Spider ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦Bridgewater MonumentHistoric site1.7 km→✦Two barrows at Bridgewater MonumentHistoric site1.8 km→✦TRING PARKHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Pond CloseUrban park3.2 km→🌱Tring ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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