Truncks Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.90355, -0.24934
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
STOOP Link Path 7 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 10 o'clock on clockface)
Named routeLocal walking route
STOOP Link Path 6 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 9 o'clock on clockface)
Named routeLocal walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional 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
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Wildlife to spot
4,041 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,041 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Badger · Fallow Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Back-Swimmer · Hawthorn Shieldbug +24
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Back-SwimmerNotonecta
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meniscus Midge
Creeping Buttercup · Field-rose · Smooth Tare · Soft-rush · Cock's-foot +82
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
- Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,041 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common GullLarus canus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Badger · Fallow Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Back-Swimmer · Hawthorn Shieldbug +24
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Back-SwimmerNotonecta
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meniscus Midge
Creeping Buttercup · Field-rose · Smooth Tare · Soft-rush · Cock's-foot +82
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
- Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dixidae
Dixidae
Olives (Baetidae)BaetidaeOlives (Baetidae)BaetidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidaeBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaPondskaterGerridaePondskaterGerridaeWater ScorpionNepa cinereaWater ScorpionNepa cinereaSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataMalachiinaeMalachiinaeMalachiinaeMalachiinaeCryptocephalus moraeiCryptocephalus moraeiCryptocephalus moraeiCryptocephalus moraeiDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaThistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosaSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2024Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrumDark MulleinVerbascum nigrumGrey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescensGrey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescensSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiField MadderSherardia arvensisField MadderSherardia arvensisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCommon ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Balkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2024Balkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Fat-henChenopodium album2024Fat-henChenopodium album2024Common DuckweedLemna minor2024Common DuckweedLemna minor2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BrambleRubus2024BrambleRubus2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum2024Black BentAgrostis gigantea2024Black BentAgrostis gigantea2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Events & activities nearby
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