Bragbury End Training Ground 1 ha
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Places › England › Eastern › Stevenage Getting here
51.87437, -0.15416
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Hazel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Gatekeeper +91 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Gatekeeper +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Small Teasel, Himalayan Balsam, White Dead-nettle +89 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Small Teasel, Himalayan Balsam, White Dead-nettle +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map 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 Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 7 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Walking route ▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 10 o'clock on clockface)
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
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 Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Dock Bug · Macropsis +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Macropsis Macropsis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Celandine · Early Dog-violet · Western Red-cedar · Goldilocks Buttercup +9
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Dock Bug · Macropsis +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Macropsis Macropsis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Celandine · Early Dog-violet · Western Red-cedar · Goldilocks Buttercup +9
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion trifolii
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion trifolii
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata
Muellerianella fairmairei Muellerianella fairmairei
Muellerianella fairmairei Muellerianella fairmairei
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Stenocranus major Stenocranus major
Stenocranus major Stenocranus major
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Nut Scale Eulecanium tiliae
Nut Scale Eulecanium tiliae
Eupteryx filicum Eupteryx filicum
Eupteryx filicum Eupteryx filicum
Cherry Aphid Myzus (Myzus) cerasi
Cherry Aphid Myzus (Myzus) cerasi
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustri Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustri
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustri Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustri
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
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