Mole Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.82824, 0.09032
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 273m 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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 273m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Waterside StortfordWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route218 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Nether Streetbyway open to all traffic · 135 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 135 mPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
3,409 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Hobby · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Little Owl +35
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Barbastelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
- FrogRana
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Darter +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scorpion Weed · Ash · Sweet Violet · Lords-and-Ladies · Red Clover +1
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Hobby · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Little Owl +35
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Barbastelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
- FrogRana
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Darter +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scorpion Weed · Ash · Sweet Violet · Lords-and-Ladies · Red Clover +1
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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