Coldharbour Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.69359, -0.38102
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route▾
The Watermeadow Walk
Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route
Shenley Walk 3Walking route▾
Named routeRef 3Local walking route
River Ver TrailWalking route▾
17 mile footpath along the River Ver
Named routeRegional walking route
Manor StrollWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cart Pathpublic footpath · 92 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mPath type: residential
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
N/ACycling route28 m▾
Named routeLength 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route97 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route257 m▾
Named routeLength 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Coates Way overlooking Garston Park
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Wildlife to spot
37,232 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
37,232 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Magdalis rufa · Phloiophilus edwardsii · 24-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Magdalis rufaMagdalis rufa
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus
Variable-leaved Crestwort · Lesser Yoke-moss
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
- Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,232 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Magdalis rufa · Phloiophilus edwardsii · 24-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Magdalis rufaMagdalis rufa
- Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus
Variable-leaved Crestwort · Lesser Yoke-moss
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
- Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis