Whitney Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.91854, -0.21137
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
- 🌿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 km24 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths 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
Woodland TrailWalking route▾
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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Woodland by Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage
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Wildlife to spot
18,101 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,101 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +23
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Batman Hoverfly
Scarlet Pimpernel
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,101 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +23
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Batman Hoverfly
Scarlet Pimpernel
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea2025
Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025Events & activities nearby
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