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🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
51.89662, 0.19472
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Jay +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Fairy Ring Champignon, Schizopora radula +12 more · last seen 2017
Varies
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Jay +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Lily Beetle, Rosemary Beetle +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hatfield Forest Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 2.7 km ▾
Circular walk around the lake and then through the forest. Paths can get muddy after wet weather. Dogs welcome, please keep dogs on lead near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local 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 Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capability Brown Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 3 km ▾
Circular trail explores the Georgian highlights of Hatfield Forest and influences of architect Capability Brown. Mostly level ground, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 3 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Parks and Beyond Green Route Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Length 4.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Park Road public footpath · 53 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 53 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map Park Road public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Path type: service
Show on map West Road public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 202 m ▾
Named route Length 202 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Peachey Walk bridleway · 387 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 387 m Surface paved Path type: cycleway
Show on map Peachey Walk bridleway · 8 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 8 m Surface paved Path type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
6,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Martin · Blackbird · House Sparrow +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Otter · Badger · Muntjac
Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Dock Bug · Jersey Tiger · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Black-tailed Skimmer +32
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Migrant Hawker Greater Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass · Elder · Creeping Thistle · Creeping Cinquefoil +27
Greater Plantain Plantago major Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Elder Sambucus nigra Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Holly Ilex aquifolium Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Martin · Blackbird · House Sparrow +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Otter · Badger · Muntjac
Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Dock Bug · Jersey Tiger · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Black-tailed Skimmer +32
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Migrant Hawker Greater Plantain · Perennial Rye-grass · Elder · Creeping Thistle · Creeping Cinquefoil +27
Greater Plantain Plantago major Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Elder Sambucus nigra Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Holly Ilex aquifolium Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta2024
Aeshna mixta2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2023
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2023
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi2023
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi2023
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2023
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2023
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Red Campion Silene dioica
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