Bury Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.92711, -0.23580
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: Hertfordshire Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Church Pathpublic footpath · 154 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 154 mPath type: residential
60 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
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Wildlife to spot
26,905 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,905 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Rock Dove +26
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Badger · Rabbit
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Scarlet Pimpernel · Round-leaved Fluellen · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Small Toadflax · Italian Lords-and-Ladies +3
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
- Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
- Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
- Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,905 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Rock Dove +26
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Badger · Rabbit
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Scarlet Pimpernel · Round-leaved Fluellen · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Small Toadflax · Italian Lords-and-Ladies +3
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
- Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
- Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
- Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
- Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Cardamine pratensis
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