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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
⛳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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

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 +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary CircleWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Pleasure Gardens WalkWalking route

Named route

Repton's WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hylands Estate Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hylands Lower Estate WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Butts Waypublic footpath · 173 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 173 mPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route801 m

Named routeRef 13Length 801 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route420 m

Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +67

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
CootFulica atra2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2025

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects69 species

summer

2025

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly +64

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella
Gypsy MothLymantria dispar
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella
Tawny-fronted StrawNeocochylis molliculana
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana
Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella
Common WainscotMythimna pallens
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Viburnum TortrixAcleris schalleriana2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
EmpisEmpis2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Bent

Common BentAgrostis capillaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +67

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
CootFulica atra2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2025

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects69 species

summer

2025

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly +64

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella
Gypsy MothLymantria dispar
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella
Tawny-fronted StrawNeocochylis molliculana
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana
Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella
Common WainscotMythimna pallens
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Viburnum TortrixAcleris schalleriana2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
EmpisEmpis2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Bent

Common BentAgrostis capillaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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