Ash Valley Golf Course 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.87364, 0.06327
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Cock's-foot, Ground-ivy +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Cock's-foot, Ground-ivy +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +41 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +41 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Hogweed +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR 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 Parks and Beyond Green Route Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Length 4.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
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Public paths
Bromley Lane byway open to all traffic · 81 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 81 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
6,961 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,961 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +42
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Annual Meadow-grass · Rough Meadow-grass · Cock's-foot · Cow Parsley · Common Nettle +19
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,961 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +42
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Annual Meadow-grass · Rough Meadow-grass · Cock's-foot · Cow Parsley · Common Nettle +19
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White Dead-nettle
White Dead-nettle
Lamium album
Lamium album
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Knotweed Persicaria
Knotweed Persicaria
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa 