Park Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.94402, -0.16694
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 km16 signed routes nearby · 12 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 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▾
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route410 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route305 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete
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
5,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,728 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting · Great Tit · Jackdaw +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Meadow Grasshopper · 16-spot Ladybird · Tortoise Bug +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
🌿Plants7 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Giant Butterbur · Common Pincushion · Woad · Herb-Robert · Creeping Cinquefoil +2
- Giant ButterburPetasites japonicus
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- WoadIsatis tinctoria2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
- Dwarf Elder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,728 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting · Great Tit · Jackdaw +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Meadow Grasshopper · 16-spot Ladybird · Tortoise Bug +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
🌿Plants7 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Giant Butterbur · Common Pincushion · Woad · Herb-Robert · Creeping Cinquefoil +2
- Giant ButterburPetasites japonicus
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- WoadIsatis tinctoria2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
- Dwarf Elder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sambucus ebulus2023
Sambucus ebulus2023
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023Events & activities nearby
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