Canfield Hart ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 27 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Diploicia canescens, Pyrrhospora quernea, Bellicidia incompta +19 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Diploicia canescens, Pyrrhospora quernea, Bellicidia incompta +19 more · last seen 2018
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Bluebell, Hawthorn +75 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Hatfield Forest and Flitch Way Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Circular family walk, through medieval hunting forest full of ancient trees. Terrain is flat. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hatfield Forest Buttercup Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Trail takes you through the best places to see buttercups in May or June. Mostly level ground through grassy plains and woodland paths, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hatfield Forest Tree Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Flat route on boarded or site roads, take care when crossing or walking on roads. Dogs welcome, please keep dogs on lead near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 2.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 202 m ▾
Named route Length 202 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Road junction between Brickkiln Spring and Canfield Hart
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Wildlife to spot
6,051 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,051 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Coot Fulica atra2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Slow-worm
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Noble Chafer · Marmalade Hoverfly · Downland Villa · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber +9
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Noble Chafer Gnorimus nobilis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Downland Villa Villa cingulata Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Hawthorn · Yarrow · Field Maple · Greater Plantain · Creeping Buttercup +22
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Yarrow Achillea millefolium Field Maple Acer campestre Greater Plantain Plantago major Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,051 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Coot Fulica atra2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Slow-worm
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Noble Chafer · Marmalade Hoverfly · Downland Villa · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber +9
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Noble Chafer Gnorimus nobilis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Downland Villa Villa cingulata Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Hawthorn · Yarrow · Field Maple · Greater Plantain · Creeping Buttercup +22
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Yarrow Achillea millefolium Field Maple Acer campestre Greater Plantain Plantago major Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2024
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021 Bramble
Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
Rubus fruticosus
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2021
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2021
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2021
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2021
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Elder Sambucus nigra2021
Elder Sambucus nigra2021
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021
Hazel Corylus avellana2021
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