The Warren - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.92402, -0.28674
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
- 🐕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: Tatmore Hills Loop
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 2 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
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling 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 route305 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route250 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tatmorehills Lanebridleway · 145 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 145 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Tatmorehills Lanebridleway · 744 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 744 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
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Public footpath passing The Warren
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Wildlife to spot
35,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,858 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Wren · Blackbird +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +37
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Aspen · Fairy Flax · Sweet-briar · Square-stalked St John's-wort · Marsh Yellow-cress +3
- AspenPopulus tremula
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
- Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,858 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Wren · Blackbird +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +37
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Aspen · Fairy Flax · Sweet-briar · Square-stalked St John's-wort · Marsh Yellow-cress +3
- AspenPopulus tremula
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
- Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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