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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.75853, -0.56646
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Rangers' Ramble, Ashridge EstateWalking route4.8 km▾
This circular walk will take roughly two hours to complete and is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Foresters' Walk, Ashridge EstateWalking route4.8 km▾
This circular walk will take roughly two hours to complete and is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Hampden RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
43,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,720 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch +19
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common Shrew
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects65 species
springsummer
2026▾
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami +60
- Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) geiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Annual Meadow-grass · Meadow Vetchling · Yellow Pimpernel · Yew +7
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
- YewTaxus baccata2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,720 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch +19
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common Shrew
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects65 species
springsummer
2026▾
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami +60
- Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) geiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Annual Meadow-grass · Meadow Vetchling · Yellow Pimpernel · Yew +7
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
- YewTaxus baccata2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusBatman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2025Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2025Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Bibio longipesBibio longipes2025Bibio longipesBibio longipes2025Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2025Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2025Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2025Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025MagdalisMagdalis2025MagdalisMagdalis2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2025Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2025Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius2025Dicranocephalus mediusDicranocephalus medius2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2025Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2025Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Bibio johannisBibio johannis2025Bibio johannisBibio johannis2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025