Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve 38 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 38 ha
Places › England › Eastern › St Albans Getting here
51.82159, -0.33679
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Banded Demoiselle +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Banded Demoiselle +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daffodil, Spotted Spurge, Green Bristle-grass +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daffodil, Spotted Spurge, Green Bristle-grass +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 5 Walking route ▾
The Three Burys Walk
Named route Ref Ver5 Local walking route
Show on map Old Railway & River Lea Walking route 7.9 km ▾
After a brief visit to the remains of Wheathampstead railway station, the walk follows the Ayot Greenway (route of the Permanent Way) to Ayot Green. The return journey follows the course of the River Lea.
Named route Length 7.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wheathampstead to Shaw's Corner Circular Walk, Shaw's Corner Walking route 12.2 km ▾
Mostly easy walking across established footpaths and fields. There are some steps along the route, and a steep gully at section 2. Assistance dogs only at Shaw's Corner.
Named route Length 12.2 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map River Ver Trail Walking route ▾
17 mile footpath along the River Ver
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ayot Greenway Cycling route ▾
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
48,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Wren +49
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Green Shieldbug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Dryomyza anilis +12
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Spotted Spurge · Rowan
Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Wren +49
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Green Shieldbug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Dryomyza anilis +12
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Spotted Spurge · Rowan
Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Spotted-winged Drosophila
Spotted-winged Drosophila
Drosophila suzukii2025
Drosophila suzukii2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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