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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🛝 Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🛝 Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Round-leaved Mint, Hemp-agrimony, Water Figwort +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Round-leaved Mint, Hemp-agrimony, Water Figwort +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 7 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 London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 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 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 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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11,649 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,649 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Moorhen · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 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 Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Green Shieldbug +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Round-leaved Mint · Hemp-agrimony · Black Horehound · Water Figwort
Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Black Horehound Ballota nigra Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,649 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Moorhen · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 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 Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Green Shieldbug +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Round-leaved Mint · Hemp-agrimony · Black Horehound · Water Figwort
Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Black Horehound Ballota nigra Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
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
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
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 