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The Warren

21 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.73477, -0.11694

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 156m away — 14 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 156m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Chain Walk

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walkWalking route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Red TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Short TrailWalking route

Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route

Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route

Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

N/ACycling route172 m

Named routeLength 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route639 m

Named routeLength 639 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route262 m

Named routeLength 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route125 m

Named routeLength 125 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route50 m

Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route246 m

Named routeLength 246 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

17,753 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,753 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SiskinSpinus spinus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,753 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SiskinSpinus spinus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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