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The Barrons Park

3 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.86240, 0.14065

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 123m 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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus scutatus, Corizus hyoscyami +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus scutatus, Corizus hyoscyami +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route

Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Parks and Beyond Green RouteWalking route4.2 km

Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route

Named routeRef LW03Local walking route

Parks and Beyond Orange RouteWalking route5.1 km

Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Tailorspublic footpath · 14 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Tailorspublic footpath · 4 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route218 m

Named routeRef 11Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route17 m

Named routeRef 11Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route118 m

Named routeRef 11Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

Woodpecker Closebridleway · 43 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 43 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

40,418 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,418 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CootFulica atra2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus · Corizus hyoscyami · Violet Ground Beetle

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,418 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus · Corizus hyoscyami · Violet Ground Beetle

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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