Stetchworth Park - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.21485, 0.39983
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Icknield Way Cycle Trail
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Devil's Dykepublic footpath · 1.2 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway
Devil's Dykepublic footpath · 954 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 954 mPath type: footway
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Crop field beside woodland, Stetchworth Park
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
8,756 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,756 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Brown Hare
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Traveller's-joy · Beech · Harebell · Sainfoin · Agrimony +89
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
- Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,756 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Brown Hare
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Traveller's-joy · Beech · Harebell · Sainfoin · Agrimony +89
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
- Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWild BasilClinopodium vulgareWild BasilClinopodium vulgareGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiHorseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosaHorseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosaBastard-toadflaxThesium humifusumBastard-toadflaxThesium humifusumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaSquinancywortAsperula cynanchicaSquinancywortAsperula cynanchicaWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaSaw-wortSerratula tinctoriaSaw-wortSerratula tinctoriaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDropwortFilipendula vulgarisDropwortFilipendula vulgarisPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaePloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaeCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraPasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgarisPasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgarisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumUpright BromeBromopsis erectaUpright BromeBromopsis erectaCrested Hair-grassKoeleria macranthaCrested Hair-grassKoeleria macranthaHound's-tongueCynoglossum officinaleHound's-tongueCynoglossum officinaleAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaHeath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatumHeath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratensePrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensis