East Wood - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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52.02747, 0.02534
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR 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 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 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
N/A Cycling route 209 m ▾
Named route Length 209 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 356 m ▾
Named route Length 356 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 23 m ▾
Named route Length 23 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 109 m ▾
Named route Length 109 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 70 m ▾
Named route Length 70 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 250 m ▾
Named route Length 250 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
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Public paths
Stock Bank byway open to all traffic · 578 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 578 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
1,116 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,116 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Martin · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Rabbit +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 🐝 Insects 36 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Summer Chafer +31
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024 Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024 Ploughman's-spikenard · Knapweed Broomrape · Common Nettle · Scentless Mayweed · False-brome +7
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021 Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2021 False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2021 Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,116 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Martin · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Rabbit +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 🐝 Insects 36 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Summer Chafer +31
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024 Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024 Ploughman's-spikenard · Knapweed Broomrape · Common Nettle · Scentless Mayweed · False-brome +7
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021 Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2021 False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2021 Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Weasel Mustela nivalis2021
Weasel Mustela nivalis2021 Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2023
Harmonia axyridis2023
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2022
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2022
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Epistrophe melanostoma Epistrophe melanostoma
Epistrophe melanostoma Epistrophe melanostoma
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Agraylea Agraylea2024
Agraylea Agraylea2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Psyllipsocus ramburii Psyllipsocus ramburii2023
Psyllipsocus ramburii Psyllipsocus ramburii2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2023
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2022
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2022
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2022
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2022
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2022
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2022
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis2022
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Tachina fera Tachina fera2021
Tachina fera Tachina fera2021 2021
2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2021
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Hazel Corylus avellana2021
Hazel Corylus avellana2021
Field Maple Acer campestre2021
Field Maple Acer campestre2021 