Margaret's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.92230, -0.22096
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 147m away — 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 147m away — 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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 12
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km24 signed routes nearby · 22 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▾
Herne Roadpublic footpath · 105 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
56 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
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Railway line cutting through Stevenage
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Wildlife to spot
16,047 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,047 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +26
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhamphus pulicarius · Syrphus +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scarlet Pimpernel
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,047 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +26
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhamphus pulicarius · Syrphus +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Scarlet Pimpernel
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Events & activities nearby
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