Eric's Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.95110, 0.04275
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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
Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths 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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Halfacre Lane public footpath · 79 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 79 m Path type: residential
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Road restricted byway · 155 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 155 m Path type: track
Show on map Park Road byway open to all traffic · 304 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 304 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos House on Conduit Lane, Great Hormead
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Wildlife to spot
1,453 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,453 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Swift · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +18
Swift Apus apus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer +4
Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small Heath · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +24
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 🌿 Plants 38 species
summer winter
2022 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Spear Thistle · Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Tufted Vetch +33
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2021 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,453 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Swift · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +18
Swift Apus apus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer +4
Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small Heath · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +24
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 🌿 Plants 38 species
summer winter
2022 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Spear Thistle · Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Tufted Vetch +33
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2021 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 2019
2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2018
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2018
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2024
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2024
Elater ferrugineus Elater ferrugineus2024
Elater ferrugineus Elater ferrugineus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Clouded Yellow Colias croceus2018
Clouded Yellow Colias croceus2018 Perennial Rye-grass
Perennial Rye-grass
Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva2021
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021
Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2021
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Wild Onion Allium vineale2021
Wild Onion Allium vineale2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2021
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2021
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2021
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2021
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2021
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2021
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2021
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2021
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2021
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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