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Tewin Orchard

34 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

51.83093, -0.16002

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 361m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Upright Hedge-parsley, Field Madder, Spear Thistle +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Upright Hedge-parsley, Field Madder, Spear Thistle +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gold-fringed Drill, Meligethes ruficornis, Dromius quadrimaculatus +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gold-fringed Drill, Meligethes ruficornis, Dromius quadrimaculatus +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 5 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 8 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal 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
Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

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

68 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

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tewin 039 Byway Open to All Trafficbyway open to all traffic · 223 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 223 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 Hides

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tewin: Tewin Orchard Nature Reserve Hides

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Campus ParkwayUrban park4.6 km→🌱Moneyhole Lane Playing FieldsUrban park3.7 km→🌱Datchworth GreenUrban park2 km→✦TEWIN WATERHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Haldens ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Black Fan ValleyUrban park2.8 km→

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