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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.98809, -0.19407

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage

Named routeLocal walking route

Etonbury Green WheelWalking route17 km

Named routeLength 17 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Kingfisher WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Meeting House Lanepublic footpath · 75 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Pepys Waypublic footpath · 69 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface groundPath type: service

Farriers Closepublic footpath · 49 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

79 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 route250 m

Named routeRef 12Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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

🚵

Mountain biking

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

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Back Lanebridleway · 16 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Back Lanebridleway · 356 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 356 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Back Lanebridleway · 16 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Back Lanebridleway · 396 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 396 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

30,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects6 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Siphoninus phillyreae +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects6 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Siphoninus phillyreae +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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