Brickhill Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 35 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
51.99901, 0.03131
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 459m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 459m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +185 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +185 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Grove, by Earl's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
4,083 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,083 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Swift · Wren · Robin · Blackcap +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Raven Corvus corax Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Slender Ground-hopper · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Anthrenus +5
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Anthrenus Anthrenus Bramble · Common Nettle · Ivy · Creeping Thistle · Blackthorn +37
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022 Ivy Hedera helix2022 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2022 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2022 Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,083 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Swift · Wren · Robin · Blackcap +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Raven Corvus corax Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Slender Ground-hopper · Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Anthrenus +5
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Anthrenus Anthrenus Bramble · Common Nettle · Ivy · Creeping Thistle · Blackthorn +37
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022 Ivy Hedera helix2022 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2022 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2022 Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2022
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2022
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2022 2022
2022
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2022
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2022
Italian Bluebell Hyacinthoides italica
Italian Bluebell Hyacinthoides italica
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2022
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2022
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2022
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Field Maple Acer campestre2022
Field Maple Acer campestre2022
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2022
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2022
White Campion Silene latifolia2022
White Campion Silene latifolia2022
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2022
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2022
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2022
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2022
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2022
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2022
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2022
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2022
Silver Birch Betula pendula2022
Silver Birch Betula pendula2022
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2022
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2022
Apple Malus2022
Apple Malus2022
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2022
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
White Willow Salix alba2022
White Willow Salix alba2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2022
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2022
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2022
Greater Plantain Plantago major2022
Greater Plantain Plantago major2022
Dog-rose Rosa canina2022
Dog-rose Rosa canina2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2022
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2022
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2022
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2022
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2022
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2022
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2022
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2022
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2022
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2022
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2022
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2022
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2022
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2022
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2022
Ragwort Senecio2022
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