Lights Woods - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.76873, -0.07741
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Short Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 1.3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map 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 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 101 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 101 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 78 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 78 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 284 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 284 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 45 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Back Lane byway open to all traffic · 1.1 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.1 km Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Brickendon Lane towards Hertford
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Wildlife to spot
19,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Magpie +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus House Martin Delichon urbicum Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Noctule
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Bryophaenocladius flexidens · Gymnometriocnemus brumalis · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +34
Bryophaenocladius flexidens Bryophaenocladius flexidens2025 Gymnometriocnemus brumalis Gymnometriocnemus brumalis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Creeping Cinquefoil · Pyramidal Orchid · Parrot's-feather · Butcher's-broom · Scentless Mayweed +36
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025 Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2025 Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Magpie +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus House Martin Delichon urbicum Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Noctule
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Bryophaenocladius flexidens · Gymnometriocnemus brumalis · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +34
Bryophaenocladius flexidens Bryophaenocladius flexidens2025 Gymnometriocnemus brumalis Gymnometriocnemus brumalis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Creeping Cinquefoil · Pyramidal Orchid · Parrot's-feather · Butcher's-broom · Scentless Mayweed +36
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025 Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2025 Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus2025
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Chironomus Chironomus2025
Chironomus Chironomus2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2025
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae2025
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae2025
Ectopsocus Ectopsocus2025
Ectopsocus Ectopsocus2025
Diplocladius Diplocladius2025
Diplocladius Diplocladius2025
Smittia Smittia2025
Smittia Smittia2025
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2025
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2025
Elachiptera Elachiptera2025
Elachiptera Elachiptera2025 2025
2025
Birthwort Aristolochia clematitis2025
Birthwort Aristolochia clematitis2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae2025
Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2025
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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