Basil's Park ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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51.83456, -0.13467
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin 🐕 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
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Upright Hedge-parsley, Tormentil +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil, Lygus pratensis +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil, Lygus pratensis +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Sheep's Sorrel, Wild Onion
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)
Named 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 Link Path 4 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 6 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Circular Walk "Town to Country No 2" Walking route ▾
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 550 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 550 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 68 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 68 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 769 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 769 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
BRAMFIELD 001 bridleway · 465 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 465 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Perrywood Lane byway open to all traffic · 857 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 857 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map BRAMFIELD 001 bridleway · 138 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 138 m Path type: track
Show on map BRAMFIELD 002 bridleway · 535 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 535 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map BRAMFIELD 001 bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Junction of paths in Bramfield Woods
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Wildlife to spot
9,308 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,308 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · Lygus pratensis · Larch Ladybird · Birch Catkin Bug · Orange Ladybird +22
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Bank Haircap · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil · Midland Hawthorn · Spindle +5
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica Tormentil Potentilla erecta Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata Spindle Euonymus europaeus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Broom Cytisus scoparius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,308 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · Lygus pratensis · Larch Ladybird · Birch Catkin Bug · Orange Ladybird +22
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Bank Haircap · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil · Midland Hawthorn · Spindle +5
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica Tormentil Potentilla erecta Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata Spindle Euonymus europaeus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Broom Cytisus scoparius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius2025
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Dendroxena quadrimaculata2025
Dendroxena quadrimaculata Dendroxena quadrimaculata2025
Oak Leaf-roller Attelabus nitens2025
Oak Leaf-roller Attelabus nitens2025
Dysaphis (Pomaphis) aucupariae Dysaphis (Pomaphis) aucupariae2025
Dysaphis (Pomaphis) aucupariae Dysaphis (Pomaphis) aucupariae2025
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2025
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Orange Bordered Oak-cutter Periclista pubescens2025
Orange Bordered Oak-cutter Periclista pubescens2025
Volinus sticticus Volinus sticticus2025
Volinus sticticus Volinus sticticus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2025
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata 