Callowland Recreation Ground 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Watford Getting here
51.67532, -0.40752
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ebury Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 8 Walking route ▾
The Confluence Walk
Named route Ref Ver 8 Local walking route
Show on map Merry Hill Circular Footpath Walking route ▾
NB broken bridge over a stream in SE corner, requiring a diversion
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Rickmansworth to Croxley Green Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Length 28 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 28 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Photos Cutting southern end of the Watford Tunnel
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Wildlife to spot
18,877 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,877 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +5
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,877 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +5
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus 