Graves Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.93204, -0.03062
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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 welcomeDogs 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
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
2,416 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,416 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock · Great Tit +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Rose Chafer · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis +21
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis Field Forget-me-not
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,416 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock · Great Tit +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Rose Chafer · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis +21
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis Field Forget-me-not
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2024
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum2024
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2024
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 