As the WHT is all too aware many of us are cooped up while obeying the Stay at Home message from the government.

Herts Advertiser: Ayot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to WheathampsteadAyot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to Wheathampstead (Image: Archant)

But that does not mean you cannot use your one bit of exercise a day to go somewhere new and interesting in Welwyn Garden City - in addition to the parks and green spaces we are lucky to have.

Herts Advertiser: Ayot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to WheathampsteadAyot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to Wheathampstead (Image: Archant)

The Ayot Greenway, which runs from Welwyn Garden City to Wheathampstead, is off road and is a nice walk with lots of trees, some streams and fields.

Herts Advertiser: Ayot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to WheathampsteadAyot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to Wheathampstead (Image: Archant)

The track runs three miles along a former branch line from Welwyn Garden City railway station towards Luton and Dunstable, and ends in the mock station, complete with a statue of playwright George Bernard Shaw.

Herts Advertiser: Ayot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to WheathampsteadAyot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to Wheathampstead (Image: Archant)

Walking to Wheathampstead also allows you to experience a new village, which has a 16th-century arch set in the brick wall in front of Wheathampstead Place and a remnant of our Iron Age past at the Devil's Dyke.

Herts Advertiser: Ayot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to WheathampsteadAyot Greenway from Welwyn Garden City to Wheathampstead (Image: Archant)

Similarly, walking from Wheathampstead to Welwyn Garden City allows you to appreciate the Henry Moore statue in the town, brought for the centenary, as well as Stanborough and Panshanger Parks.