Collens Leg Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.89568, -0.16309
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 on site — 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 on site — 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 km21 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
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
Weston Golden Jubilee WalkWalking route▾
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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 route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Clark's Bandley Lanerestricted byway · 97 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 97 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
20,579 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,579 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rock Dove +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Macropsis · Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- MacropsisMacropsis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lesser Celandine · Early Dog-violet · Himalayan Balsam · Sainfoin · Bee Orchid +9
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,579 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rock Dove +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Macropsis · Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- MacropsisMacropsis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lesser Celandine · Early Dog-violet · Himalayan Balsam · Sainfoin · Bee Orchid +9
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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