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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 12 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 12 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Scabious, Greater Knapweed, Common Knapweed +58 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Scabious, Greater Knapweed, Common Knapweed +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 12
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Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
STOOP Link Path 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Walking route ▾
A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map recreational cycle route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Recreational Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 64 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 64 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface concrete
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
26,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,032 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +12
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Ivy Bee +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Field Scabious · Greater Knapweed · Grey Poplar · Musk-mallow · Red Bartsia +14
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens Musk-mallow Malva moschata Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,032 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +12
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Ivy Bee +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Field Scabious · Greater Knapweed · Grey Poplar · Musk-mallow · Red Bartsia +14
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens Musk-mallow Malva moschata Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Zabrus tenebrioides Zabrus tenebrioides
Zabrus tenebrioides Zabrus tenebrioides
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Xylota Xylota2024
Xylota Xylota2024
Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria2024
Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior
Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2024
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2024
Black Bryony Tamus communis2024
Black Bryony Tamus communis2024