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4 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pasqueflower, Toothwort, Swine-cress +107 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pasqueflower, Toothwort, Swine-cress +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Chickweed +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Garden City 15Walking route
Named route
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route

13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth

Named route
HOOP - Hitchin Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Circular route around Hitchin

Named routeRef HOOPLocal walking route
Hicca WayWalking route
Named routeRef HiW
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 12Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 12Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route966 m
Named routeRef 12Length 966 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing cattle and barns near to Preston

Grazing cattle and barns near to Preston

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