Brickclamps Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.84656, -0.09748
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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 km11 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
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 Walk "Town to Country No 2"Walking route▾
Bottom Drivepublic footpath · 217 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 217 mPath type: service
Bottom Drivepublic footpath · 114 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 114 mPath type: service
17 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 route45 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route96 m▾
Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route808 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 808 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route164 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route444 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 444 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,930 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,930 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swift · Carrion Crow +37
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Cantharis rustica · Southern Hawker +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Marmalade Hoverfly
🌿Plants42 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Wild Basil · Perforate St John's-wort · Common Cudweed · Dog's Mercury +37
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2023
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
- Common CudweedFilago germanica2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,930 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swift · Carrion Crow +37
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Cantharis rustica · Southern Hawker +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Marmalade Hoverfly
🌿Plants42 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Wild Basil · Perforate St John's-wort · Common Cudweed · Dog's Mercury +37
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2023
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
- Common CudweedFilago germanica2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2023
Episyrphus balteatus2023
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa2023Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa2023Dog's Mercury
Dog's Mercury
Mercurialis perennis2023
Mercurialis perennis2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Thale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2023Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Common CalamintClinopodium ascendens2023Common CalamintClinopodium ascendens2023OrpineHylotelephium telephium2023OrpineHylotelephium telephium2023Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis2023Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis2023SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2023SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2023ChicoryCichorium intybus2023ChicoryCichorium intybus2023Black HorehoundBallota nigra2023Black HorehoundBallota nigra2023White CampionSilene latifolia2023White CampionSilene latifolia2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2023Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2023Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2023Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2023Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2023Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023Field-roseRosa arvensis2023Field-roseRosa arvensis2023GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloidesEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloides2023Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloidesEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloides2023PignutConopodium majus2023PignutConopodium majus2023Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2023Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023