Reed's Spring - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.75816, 0.41116
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pleasure Gardens WalkWalking route▾
Repton's WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Estate Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Lower Estate WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Regional Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,627 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,627 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox · Otter +3
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- Indet. DeerCervidae
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Hornet Hoverfly +3
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- HornetVespa crabro
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,627 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox · Otter +3
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- Indet. DeerCervidae
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Hornet Hoverfly +3
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- HornetVespa crabro
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Events & activities nearby
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