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Wigmore Valley Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Magpie
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Magpie, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Magpie, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Elder +2 more foraging species

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Starling, Magpie, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Psychoda sigma, Swollen-thighed Beetle +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Psychoda sigma, Swollen-thighed Beetle +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, White Dead-nettle, Hemlock +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, White Dead-nettle, Hemlock +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Northern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWNRegional walking route
Tatmore Hills LoopWalking route

Starting from the Red Lion Pub, a walk of approximately 4.8km/3m and 1 hour long

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
Ride on the wild sideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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