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Getting here
51.90713, -0.44735
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Marsh Thistle, Meadowsweet +72 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route39 m▾
Named routeLength 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
44,566 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
44,566 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Wren
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025Hedgehog
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025Field Grasshopper · Summer Chafer · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Tree Damsel Bug
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
🌿Plants75 species
springsummer
2026Creeping Thistle · Marsh Thistle · Meadowsweet · Wild Teasel · Himalayan Balsam
+70 more speciesHide species list
All 75 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
44,566 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Wren
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025Hedgehog
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025Field Grasshopper · Summer Chafer · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Tree Damsel Bug
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
🌿Plants75 species
springsummer
2026Creeping Thistle · Marsh Thistle · Meadowsweet · Wild Teasel · Himalayan Balsam
+70 more speciesHide species list
All 75 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus2024
Coreus marginatus2024
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Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusAlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025TansyTanacetum vulgare2025TansyTanacetum vulgare2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Field MadderSherardia arvensis2025Field MadderSherardia arvensis2025Moth MulleinVerbascum blattaria2025Moth MulleinVerbascum blattaria2025Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2025Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025MistletoeViscum album2024MistletoeViscum album2024Events & activities nearby
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