Lannock Spring - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.96690, -0.19439
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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: Garden City 15
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route▾
A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage
Named routeLocal walking route
81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route96 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Footpath and cycle track by the A505
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17,723 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,723 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Rabbit · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle +23
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Field Scabious · Greater Knapweed · Lady's Bedstraw · Cock's-foot · Woad +8
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- WoadIsatis tinctoria
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,723 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Rabbit · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle +23
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Field Scabious · Greater Knapweed · Lady's Bedstraw · Cock's-foot · Woad +8
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- WoadIsatis tinctoria
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesAphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypiiBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Broad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataDrepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidisNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaNut ScaleEulecanium tiliaeNut ScaleEulecanium tiliae2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraFine Streaked BugkinMiris striatusFine Streaked BugkinMiris striatusCantharisCantharisCantharisCantharisWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaBrischk’s Regal-sawflyNematus brischkei2024Brischk’s Regal-sawflyNematus brischkei2024Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild BasilClinopodium vulgareWild BasilClinopodium vulgareCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communis