Whitehall Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.90535, -0.29457
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
- 📍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
Named hiking route nearby: The Chiltern Way Northern Extension
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking 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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dead Woman's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 275 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 275 mSurface groundPath type: track
Dead Woman's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 310 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 310 mSurface groundPath type: track
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
7,122 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,122 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Pheasant · Great Tit · Blue Tit +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PintailAnas acuta
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orchestes quercus +11
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Field Maple Disc-miner
🌿Plants12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pasqueflower · Toothwort · Grey Poplar · Smooth Tare · Bluebell +7
- PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
- Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,122 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Pheasant · Great Tit · Blue Tit +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PintailAnas acuta
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orchestes quercus +11
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Field Maple Disc-miner
🌿Plants12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pasqueflower · Toothwort · Grey Poplar · Smooth Tare · Bluebell +7
- PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
- Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heterarthrus wuestneii
Heterarthrus wuestneii
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperator7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataOrchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorumOrange Bordered Oak-cutterPericlista pubescensOrange Bordered Oak-cutterPericlista pubescensSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataBalkan Spurge
Balkan Spurge
Euphorbia oblongata
Euphorbia oblongata
ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumMistletoeViscum album2024MistletoeViscum album2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024