Oxbury Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.96504, 0.10239
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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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
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 3 signed routes nearby · 4 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 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cakebread's Lane bridleway · 579 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 579 m Path type: track
Show on map Cakebread's Lane bridleway · 941 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 941 m Path type: track
Show on map Cakebread's Lane bridleway · 583 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 583 m Path type: track
Show on map Cakebread's Lane bridleway · 229 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 229 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bridleway through Oxbury Wood
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Wildlife to spot
2,298 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,298 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Red-legged Partridge +23
Swift Apus apus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Raven Corvus corax Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Fallow Deer · Barbastelle · Wood Mouse +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Badger Meles meles2019 Fallow Deer Dama dama Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper · Speckled Bush-cricket +33
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum 🌿 Plants 27 species
winter spring
2018 ▾
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Variable-leaved Crestwort · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss +22
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,298 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Swallow · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Red-legged Partridge +23
Swift Apus apus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Raven Corvus corax Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Fallow Deer · Barbastelle · Wood Mouse +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Badger Meles meles2019 Fallow Deer Dama dama Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper · Speckled Bush-cricket +33
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum 🌿 Plants 27 species
winter spring
2018 ▾
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Variable-leaved Crestwort · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss +22
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Indet. Deer
Indet. Deer
Cervidae2019
Cervidae2019
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2018
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2018
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Scarlet Malachite Beetle Malachius aeneus
Scarlet Malachite Beetle Malachius aeneus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Hornet Vespa crabro2017
Hornet Vespa crabro2017
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2017
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2017
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2017
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2017
Greater Plantain Plantago major2017
Greater Plantain Plantago major2017
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2017
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2017
Cleavers Galium aparine2017
Cleavers Galium aparine2017
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2017
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2017
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2017
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2017
Dock Rumex2017
Dock Rumex2017
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2017
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2017
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2017
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2017
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2017
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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