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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.03239, -0.16262
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Skylark
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Skylark
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kingfisher WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Garden City 15Walking route▾
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route▾
13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth
Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route96 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route134 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 134 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Partridge Hillbyway open to all traffic · 120 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 120 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 328 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 328 mPath type: residential
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,250 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,250 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Corn Bunting · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit · Leisler's Bat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +22
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dark-winged Black
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,250 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Corn Bunting · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit · Leisler's Bat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +22
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dark-winged Black
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pachygaster atra2024
Pachygaster atra2024
Hyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantula2024Hyledelphax elegantulaHyledelphax elegantula2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024EupteryxEupteryx2024EupteryxEupteryx2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2024Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2024Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2024Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2024AphrodesAphrodes2024AphrodesAphrodes2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2024Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2024Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2024Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus2024Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus2024Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2024Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Events & activities nearby
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