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Oughtonhead Lane

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Oughtonhead Lane is one of 41 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire. At 0.01 km², it is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. For arrivals by rail, Hitchin Station is about 2.2 km to the east. Nearby SSSIs include Deacon Hill and Galley and Warden Hills.

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Photo of the Chilterns, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Chilterns

National Landscape near The Lee

Beech woods and chalk downland within easy reach of London, laced with old ridge paths and grazing red kites

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Photo along the Icknield Way Path, a 110-mile long-distance path running from Ivinghoe Beacon to Knettishall Heath, England.

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Long-distance path

The missing middle of the 'oldest road in Britain', linking the Ridgeway at Ivinghoe Beacon to the Peddars Way at Knettishall Heath.

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Photo of Hitchin Lavender, a visitor attraction in Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Hitchin Lavender

Attraction near Hitchin

Rows of lavender and sunflowers you can walk and cut on a chalk hillside at Ickleford, above Hitchin, at their best in high summer.

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Photo along the Hertfordshire Way, a 195-mile long-distance path in eastern England.Highlight

Hertfordshire Way

Long-distance path

Hertfordshire's grand circuit from the Royce Stone at Royston — chalk streams, commons and country houses for nearly 200 miles.

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Photo of Knebworth House and Gardens, a country park near Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

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Photo of Wrest Park Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden near Silsoe, Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

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French-style mansion and formal baroque gardens.

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