Hern's Wood - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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🎠 Play🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Welwyn Hatfield Getting here
51.79643, -0.18028
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 270m 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 270m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 61
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Old Railway & River Lea Walking route 7.9 km ▾
After a brief visit to the remains of Wheathampstead railway station, the walk follows the Ayot Greenway (route of the Permanent Way) to Ayot Green. The return journey follows the course of the River Lea.
Named route Length 7.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point 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 Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map WGC100 Centenary Walk Walking route 20.2 km ▾
Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town
Named route Length 20.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Leefield public footpath · 85 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 85 m Path type: residential
Show on map 102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed rerouting Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ayot Greenway Cycling route ▾
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 52 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 52 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The Ridgeway, Welwyn Garden City
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Wildlife to spot
31,686 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,686 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Moorhen +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes luniger · Syrphus · Western Honey Bee +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 🌿 Plants 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bladder Campion · Wild Carrot · Common Toadflax · Black Nightshade · Cornflower +33
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Wild Carrot Daucus carota Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Redshank Persicaria maculosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,686 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Moorhen +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes luniger · Syrphus · Western Honey Bee +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 🌿 Plants 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bladder Campion · Wild Carrot · Common Toadflax · Black Nightshade · Cornflower +33
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Wild Carrot Daucus carota Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Redshank Persicaria maculosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta2025
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Common Poppy
Common Poppy
Papaver rhoeas
Papaver rhoeas
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis
Henbane Hyoscyamus niger
Henbane Hyoscyamus niger
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Wild-oat Avena fatua
Wild-oat Avena fatua
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Common Restharrow Ononis repens
Common Restharrow Ononis repens
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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