Row Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.82901, -0.11927
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 334m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 334m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public 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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 4 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 6 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route▾
Not waymarked
Named routeRegional walking route
Circular WalkWalking route▾
STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route▾
A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage
Named routeLocal walking route
Bury Lanepublic footpath · 164 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 164 mPath type: residential
32 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
Main RouteCycling route550 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 550 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route588 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m▾
Named routeLength 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
BRAMFIELD 002bridleway · 535 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 535 mPath type: bridleway
BRAMFIELD 001bridleway · 1.4 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmPath type: track
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
22,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,962 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +38
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · Lygus pratensis · Larch Ladybird · Birch Catkin Bug · Orange Ladybird +26
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Bank Haircap · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil · Midland Hawthorn · Spindle +3
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- BroomCytisus scoparius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,962 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +38
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · Lygus pratensis · Larch Ladybird · Birch Catkin Bug · Orange Ladybird +26
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Bank Haircap · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil · Midland Hawthorn · Spindle +3
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- BroomCytisus scoparius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataElaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2025Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Dendroxena quadrimaculataDendroxena quadrimaculata2025Dendroxena quadrimaculataDendroxena quadrimaculata2025Oak Leaf-rollerAttelabus nitens2025Oak Leaf-rollerAttelabus nitens2025Dysaphis (Pomaphis) aucupariaeDysaphis (Pomaphis) aucupariae2025Dysaphis (Pomaphis) aucupariaeDysaphis (Pomaphis) aucupariae2025Ablattaria laevigataAblattaria laevigata2025Ablattaria laevigataAblattaria laevigata2025Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2025Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Orange Bordered Oak-cutterPericlista pubescens2025Orange Bordered Oak-cutterPericlista pubescens2025Volinus sticticusVolinus sticticus2025Volinus sticticusVolinus sticticus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2025Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2025Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides