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Tewin Orchard

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.82488, -0.16073

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Little Ringed Plover
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Madder, Upright Hedge-parsley, Spear Thistle +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Madder, Upright Hedge-parsley, Spear Thistle +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 4 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 6 o'clock on clockface)

Named route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage

Named routeLocal walking route
East Ridingpublic footpath · 254 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 254 mPath type: residential
Cowpers Waypublic footpath · 185 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 185 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Ayot GreenwayCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 12Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route53 m
Named routeRef 12Length 53 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Margery Lanebyway open to all traffic · 456 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 456 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Back Lanebyway open to all traffic · 645 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 645 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tewin: Tewin Orchard Nature Reserve

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tewin: Tewin Orchard Nature Reserve

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🌱The Campus ParkwayUrban park4.1 km→🌱Moneyhole Lane Playing FieldsUrban park3 km→✦TEWIN WATERHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Haldens ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Black Fan ValleyUrban park2.2 km→🌱Datchworth GreenUrban park2.6 km→

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