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The Manor of the More

3 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.63426, -0.43933

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Wood Avens, Lesser Stitchwort +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Wood Avens, Lesser Stitchwort +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Volucella pellucens, Parhelophilus +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Volucella pellucens, Parhelophilus +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumnal trees

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumnal trees

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park3.1 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve2.7 km→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park2.7 km→🌱Oxhey ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site900 m→🌱Croxley View PlaygroundUrban park1.7 km→

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