Vicar's Grove - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.92535, -0.26030
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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 7 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
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
circular walkWalking route▾
A circular walking route joining Graveley and Weston
Named route
Garden City 15Walking route▾
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route▾
13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth
Named route
58 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 route20 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 20 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
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Footpath through woodland, St Ippolyts
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Wildlife to spot
31,117 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,117 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Muntjac · Feral Cat · Fallow Deer
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Rhamphus pulicarius · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Parent Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +18
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Aspen · Yellow Loosestrife · Round-leaved Fluellen · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Small Toadflax +7
- AspenPopulus tremula
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
- Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,117 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Muntjac · Feral Cat · Fallow Deer
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Rhamphus pulicarius · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Parent Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +18
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Aspen · Yellow Loosestrife · Round-leaved Fluellen · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Small Toadflax +7
- AspenPopulus tremula
- Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
- Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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