Conifer woodland near Chalvey
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.49999, -0.61431
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee River PathWalking route▾
Colne Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Beeches WayWalking route25 km▾
Named routeLength 25 kmLocal walking route
2public footpath · 359 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 359 mPath type: footway
132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN route 461Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 461National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 61Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 61National Cycle Network
Link to National Route 61Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
26,594 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
26,594 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Grey Wagtail +41
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WigeonMareca penelope
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- TealAnas crecca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Red Deer
🐝Insects34 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger · Hebrew Character · Australian Orange-tip · Clouded Drab +29
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Spring HarbingerTortricodes alternella
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- Small Quaker
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,594 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Grey Wagtail +41
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WigeonMareca penelope
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- TealAnas crecca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrys
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Red Deer
🐝Insects34 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger · Hebrew Character · Australian Orange-tip · Clouded Drab +29
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Spring HarbingerTortricodes alternella
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
- Small Quaker
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthosia cruda
Orthosia cruda
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025Brindled PugEupithecia abbreviataBrindled PugEupithecia abbreviataChestnutConistra vacciniiChestnutConistra vacciniiMottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Brindled BeautyLycia hirtariaBrindled BeautyLycia hirtariaDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaSmall Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidariaSmall Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidariaDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaOak BeautyBiston stratariaOak BeautyBiston stratariaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaGrey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopusGrey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopusAclerisAclerisAclerisAclerisSpring UsherAgriopis leucophaeariaSpring UsherAgriopis leucophaeariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaSatelliteEupsilia transversa2025SatelliteEupsilia transversa2025Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2025Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2025December MothPoecilocampa populi2025December MothPoecilocampa populi2025Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Events & activities nearby
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