Salmonsley Wood - Conifer woodland 4 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.85811, -0.03356
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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 welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
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Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional 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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lowgate Lane byway open to all traffic · 409 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 409 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map Lowgate Lane bridleway · 61 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 61 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map Photos Field near Standon Green End
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Wildlife to spot
2,392 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,392 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mistle Thrush · Mute Swan · Wren · Green Woodpecker +9
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Holly Blue +18
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Comma Polygonia c-album Green-veined White Pieris napi 🌿 Plants 29 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Round-leaved Fluellen · False Oat-grass · Daffodil · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Dandelion +24
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2021 False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2021 Dandelion Taraxacum Field Wood-rush Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,392 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mistle Thrush · Mute Swan · Wren · Green Woodpecker +9
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Holly Blue +18
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Comma Polygonia c-album Green-veined White Pieris napi 🌿 Plants 29 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Round-leaved Fluellen · False Oat-grass · Daffodil · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Dandelion +24
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2021 False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2021 Dandelion Taraxacum Field Wood-rush Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2023
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2023
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2022
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2022
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2023
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2023
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2023
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2022
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2021
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2021
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2021 Luzula campestris
Luzula campestris
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2023
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2023
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium2023
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium2023
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2022
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2022
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2022
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2022
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2022
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2022
Betony Betonica officinalis2022
Betony Betonica officinalis2022
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021
Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2021
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2021
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021