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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
51.95239, -0.28263
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Juniper Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Juniper Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kingfisher Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Garden City 15 Walking route ▾
Letchworth Greenway Walking route ▾
13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth
Named route
Show on map HOOP - Hitchin Outer Orbital Path Walking route ▾
Circular route around Hitchin
Named route Ref HOOP Local walking route
Show on map Elmside Walk public footpath · 161 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 161 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map Chalkdell Path public footpath · 173 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 173 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Lucas Lane public footpath · 48 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 48 m Surface gravel Path type: path
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Recreational Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lucas Lane byway open to all traffic · 60 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 60 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Oughtonhead lane restricted byway · 353 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 353 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Oughtonhead Lane restricted byway · 166 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 166 m Path type: service
Show on map Lucas Lane byway open to all traffic · 396 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 396 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map Lucas Lane byway open to all traffic · 133 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 133 m Surface gravel Path type: service
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100,807 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 100,807 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Magpie · Rock Dove +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Muntjac
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 100,807 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Magpie · Rock Dove +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Muntjac
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 