Church of St Mary the Virgin
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.90270, 0.08540
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Smooth Meadow-grass, Creeping Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Smooth Meadow-grass, Creeping Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Large White, Green-veined White +22 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Heath, Large White, Green-veined White +22 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Harcamlow Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR 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 Parks and Beyond Green Route Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Length 4.2 km Round trip 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 Parks and Beyond Orange Route Walking route 5.1 km ▾
Named route Length 5.1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cow Pasture Path public footpath · 503 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 503 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
15,482 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,482 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +36
Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Peregrine Falco peregrinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Quail Coturnix coturnix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Fallow Deer
Smooth Meadow-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Meadow Vetchling · Meadow Buttercup +18
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,482 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +36
Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Peregrine Falco peregrinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Quail Coturnix coturnix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Fallow Deer
Smooth Meadow-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Meadow Vetchling · Meadow Buttercup +18
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum 