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Tempsford Green

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn +110 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn +110 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Box Tree Moth, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Box Tree Moth, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

26 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shenley Route 5Walking route
Named routeRef 5Local walking route
Warwick Roadpublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Local cycle route
Jubilee Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef JLocal cycle route
LCN 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Car park on Tempsford Green, Borehamwood

Car park on Tempsford Green, Borehamwood

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