Marymead Spring - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.87751, -0.17259
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 221m 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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
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 km17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
Named routeLocal walking route
Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route53 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 53 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route769 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route337 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cardiff Closebridleway · 32 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 32 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Cardiff Closebridleway · 26 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
24,567 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,567 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Starling · Carrion Crow +14
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mole
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Macropsis · Dock Bug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- MacropsisMacropsis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange Ladybird
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,567 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Starling · Carrion Crow +14
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mole
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Macropsis · Dock Bug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- MacropsisMacropsis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange Ladybird
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
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