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Sundial Garden

7 ha

📷 David Sands · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.75707, -0.21101

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️The Broadway Car Park 26m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Clogmia albipunctata, 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Clogmia albipunctata, 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Old Railway & River LeaWalking route7.9 km

After a brief visit to the remains of Wheathampstead railway station, the walk follows the Ayot Greenway (route of the Permanent Way) to Ayot Green. The return journey follows the course of the River Lea.

Named routeLength 7.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal 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
Arm and Sword Lanepublic footpath · 87 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN 12 delistedCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 12Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A Henry Moore sculpture in the woodland garden at Hatfield House

📷 David Sands · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Henry Moore sculpture in the woodland garden at Hatfield House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stanborough ParkUrban park3.2 km→🏞️STANBOROUGH PARKCountry park3.2 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Sundial GardenUrban park400 m→🌱Old Palace GardenUrban park500 m→

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