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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.67674, -0.36144
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 451m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 451m away — 2 car parks within reach
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wood-sedge, Heath Speedwell, Marsh Cudweed +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route▾
The Confluence Walk
Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shenley Route 5Walking route▾
Named routeRef 5Local walking route
Shenley Walk 1Walking route▾
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Wall Hall Drivepublic footpath · 223 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 223 mPath type: unclassified
Wall Hall Drivepublic footpath · 168 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mPath type: residential
Wall Hall Drivepublic footpath · 20 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: residential
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route28 m▾
Named routeLength 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
26 public paths nearby
Public paths
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 64 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mPath type: unclassified
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 29 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mPath type: unclassified
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 195 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mPath type: service
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 375 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 375 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 597 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 597 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Wall Hall Drive, Aldenham
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14,672 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,672 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Wren · Magpie +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Phloiophilus edwardsii · Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug +3
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot Ladybird
Wood-sedge
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,672 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Wren · Magpie +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Phloiophilus edwardsii · Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug +3
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot Ladybird
Wood-sedge
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
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