Plan your visit
Getting here
52.31047, 0.63478
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Lapwing
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café Stowa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Lapwing
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café Stowa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Coot, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Minotaur Beetle · last seen 2025
Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
16 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km
long distance footpath 169 km
Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km
Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route
Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km
Lark Valley PathWalking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
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