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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 ⛳ Golf 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 65 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 London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
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 NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 506 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 506 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Over the Weir byway open to all traffic · 11 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 11 m Surface concrete Path type: footway
Show on map Parndon Mill Lane bridleway · 34 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 34 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
10,944 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,944 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Robin · Mallard +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter +18
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Common Blue Damselfly Black Horehound · Water Figwort · Round-leaved Mint · Hemp-agrimony
Black Horehound Ballota nigra Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,944 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Robin · Mallard +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter +18
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Common Blue Damselfly Black Horehound · Water Figwort · Round-leaved Mint · Hemp-agrimony
Black Horehound Ballota nigra Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 