Allensgreen Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.83716, 0.10631
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 km9 signed routes nearby · 5 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
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route35 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route630 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brook Lanebyway open to all traffic · 265 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 265 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Brook Lanebyway open to all traffic · 302 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 302 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
4,452 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,452 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Skylark +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Barbastelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Darter +8
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Scorpion Weed · Ash
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,452 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Skylark +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Barbastelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Darter +8
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Scorpion Weed · Ash
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024