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Letchmore Heath Pond

1 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.66600, -0.33565

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 209m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 209m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Zig-zag Elm Sawfly, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Red-legged Shieldbug +5 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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29 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route▾

Short walk. Orange waymarking http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route▾

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Shenley Route 5Walking route▾

Named routeRef 5Local walking route

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Cycling

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50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shenley CircuitCycling route▾

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

LCN 89Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

LCN 5Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

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

LCN 89Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

29,391 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

29,391 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds80 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Great Tit

+75 more species

All 80 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GadwallMareca strepera2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwiftApus apus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ScaupAythya marila2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
TealAnas crecca2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024

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Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac

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Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper

+3 more species

All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus

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Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Great Willowherb · Black Medick · Common Ragwort · Wood-sedge · Germander Speedwell

+1 more species

All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Common Vetch

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,391 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds80 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Great Tit

+75 more species

All 80 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GadwallMareca strepera2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwiftApus apus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ScaupAythya marila2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
TealAnas crecca2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper

+3 more species

All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus

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Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Great Willowherb · Black Medick · Common Ragwort · Wood-sedge · Germander Speedwell

+1 more species

All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Common Vetch

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The pond at Letchmore Heath

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Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The pond at Letchmore Heath

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Facilities

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Parking

4 nearby · 158m

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Playground

209m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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