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Brickendon Green

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Red TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Short TrailWalking route

Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route

Named routeRef LW02Local walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 61Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route284 m

Named routeRef 61Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route274 m

Named routeLength 274 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 61Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route197 m

Named routeRef 61Length 197 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Fanshaws Lanebyway open to all traffic · 59 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 59 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Fanshaws Lanebyway open to all traffic · 15 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 15 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Fanshaws Lanebyway open to all traffic · 50 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 50 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Fanshaws Lanebyway open to all traffic · 130 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 130 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Fanshaws Lanebyway open to all traffic · 34 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

20,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie +40

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Noctule · Grey Squirrel

NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants3 species

autumn

2025

Heath Speedwell · Neat Feather-moss · Variable-leaved Crestwort

Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,350 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie +40

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Noctule · Grey Squirrel

NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants3 species

autumn

2025

Heath Speedwell · Neat Feather-moss · Variable-leaved Crestwort

Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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