Stocking Spring - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.88324, -0.12649
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 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 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 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
Great Ashby Woodland WalkWalking route▾
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
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 route20 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route719 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 719 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cotton Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.8 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.8 kmPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
14,128 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,128 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Redwing · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +39
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Strawberry-blossom Weevil · Clover Seed Weevil · White Clover Seed Weevil +12
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi
- Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii
- White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
- Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
- Muellerianella fairmairei
Common Field-speedwell · Western Red-cedar · Goldilocks Buttercup · Barren Strawberry · Shepherd's-purse +18
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Garden Grape-hyacinth
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,128 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Redwing · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +39
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Strawberry-blossom Weevil · Clover Seed Weevil · White Clover Seed Weevil +12
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi
- Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii
- White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
- Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
- Muellerianella fairmairei
Common Field-speedwell · Western Red-cedar · Goldilocks Buttercup · Barren Strawberry · Shepherd's-purse +18
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Garden Grape-hyacinth
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muellerianella fairmairei
Muellerianella fairmairei
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesStenocranus majorStenocranus majorStenocranus majorStenocranus majorScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataMetatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescensCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaNut ScaleEulecanium tiliaeNut ScaleEulecanium tiliaeEupteryx filicumEupteryx filicumEupteryx filicumEupteryx filicumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMuscari armeniacum
Muscari armeniacum
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