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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Watford Getting here
51.67614, -0.41554
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Parsley-leaved Bramble, Water Cress, Bulrush +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Liverwort, Common Smoothcap +104 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Liverwort, Common Smoothcap +104 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ebury Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 8 Walking route ▾
The Confluence Walk
Named route Ref Ver 8 Local walking route
Show on map Merry Hill Circular Footpath Walking route ▾
NB broken bridge over a stream in SE corner, requiring a diversion
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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 Rickmansworth to Croxley Green Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Length 28 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 28 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
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14,343 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,343 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +14
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,343 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +14
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 