Tanners Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.68832, -0.42719
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Ebury WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Merry Hill Circular FootpathWalking route▾
NB broken bridge over a stream in SE corner, requiring a diversion
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
51 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
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route28 m▾
Named routeLength 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route163 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,952 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,952 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Magpie +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Halesus radiatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Curled Dock · Hoary Ragwort · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw · Pineappleweed +7
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,952 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Magpie +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Halesus radiatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Curled Dock · Hoary Ragwort · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw · Pineappleweed +7
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White Campion
White Campion
Silene latifolia
Silene latifolia
White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDame's-violetHesperis matronalisDame's-violetHesperis matronalisHoary MustardHirschfeldia incanaHoary MustardHirschfeldia incanaTurnipBrassica rapaTurnipBrassica rapaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativa