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Westmill Plantation

6 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.82860, -0.05671

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Little Ringed Plover
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 261m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Nonea, Spurge-laurel, Greater Snowdrop +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Nonea, Spurge-laurel, Greater Snowdrop +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional 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
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route382 m
Named routeRef 61Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 61Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route101 m
Named routeRef 61Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 61Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 61Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Westmill, Payne's Hall

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Westmill, Payne's Hall

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buryfield Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→✦Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River LeaHistoric site4 km→🌱Castle GroundsUrban park4 km→✦POLES PARKHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Wooden ParkUrban park2.2 km→🦉WATERFORD HEATHNature reserve2.6 km→

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