Capons Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.97342, -0.01243
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 🍄 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Collared Dove, Goldfinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Collared Dove, Goldfinch +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecania, Polycauliona ucrainica, Monerolechia badia +106 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecania, Polycauliona ucrainica, Monerolechia badia +106 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bifid Crestwort · last seen 2013
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
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Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
772 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 772 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · House Martin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Collared Dove +33
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2019 Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2018 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Large White +17
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Green-veined White Pieris napi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 772 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · House Martin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Collared Dove +33
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2019 Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2018 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Large White +17
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Green-veined White Pieris napi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2018
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2018
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2018
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2018
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2018 