Blackditch Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.86200, -0.11412
Open directionsv
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 254m away — 12 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 254m away — 12 car parks within reach
- £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
Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Chain Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
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
Woodland TrailWalking 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
School Lanepublic footpath · 61 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mPath type: residential
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Lanebridleway · 382 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 382 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
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5,256 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,256 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Swift · Robin +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · 2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +13
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
🌿Plants5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Common Whitlowgrass · Thale Cress · Traveller's-joy · Pendulous Sedge
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2023
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,256 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Swift · Robin +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · 2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +13
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
🌿Plants5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Common Whitlowgrass · Thale Cress · Traveller's-joy · Pendulous Sedge
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2023
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufa7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023