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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Verrucaria nigrescens, Xanthoria calcicola, Verrucaria viridula +93 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Verrucaria nigrescens, Xanthoria calcicola, Verrucaria viridula +93 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +135 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Maple, Bluebell, Broad-leaved Dock +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Maple, Bluebell, Broad-leaved Dock +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 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
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Paddy's Way public footpath · 217 m ▾
Named after Patrick Findlay. A memorial to him is nearby
Public path public footpath Length 217 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map 56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
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 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Length 224 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 418 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 418 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,550 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,550 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Martin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +48
House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Water Vole · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +5
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles 🌿 Plants 33 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Field Maple · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle · Ash +28
Field Maple Acer campestre Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Elm Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,550 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Martin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +48
House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Water Vole · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +5
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles 🌿 Plants 33 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Field Maple · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle · Ash +28
Field Maple Acer campestre Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Elm Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021 Ulmus
Ulmus
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina2023
Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina2023
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2021
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2021
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2021
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2021
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2021
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2021
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2021
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2021
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2021
Cleavers Galium aparine2021
Cleavers Galium aparine2021
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2021
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2021
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2021
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2021
Cowslip Primula veris2021
Cowslip Primula veris2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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