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Welwyn Garden City

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.80604, -0.17831

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bladder Campion, Wild Carrot, Field Madder +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bladder Campion, Wild Carrot, Field Madder +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Old Railway & River LeaWalking route7.9 km

After a brief visit to the remains of Wheathampstead railway station, the walk follows the Ayot Greenway (route of the Permanent Way) to Ayot Green. The return journey follows the course of the River Lea.

Named routeLength 7.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional 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
Mardley Heath Multi-Purpose PathWalking route
Named route
Old Herns Lanepublic footpath · 32 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Old Herns Lanepublic footpath · 409 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 409 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Old Herns Lanepublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed reroutingCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Ayot GreenwayCycling route
Named route
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
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 12Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Welwyn Garden City: Herns Road bus stops

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Welwyn Garden City: Herns Road bus stops

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stanborough ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱The Campus ParkwayUrban park2.1 km→🏞️STANBOROUGH PARKCountry park3.7 km→🌱Moneyhole Lane Playing FieldsUrban park1.5 km→🌱Black Fan ValleyUrban park400 m→✦TEWIN WATERHistoric site1.1 km→

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