Hale's Wood - Conifer woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.86899, -0.14398
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Circular Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 5 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 8 o'clock on clockface)
Named routeLocal walking route
Charlie Pallett pathpublic footpath · 607 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 607 mSurface groundPath type: track
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route769 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route337 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Railway bridge over Raffin Green Lane, Bragbury End
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Wildlife to spot
4,449 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,449 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Rook · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Little Egret +29
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Mole · Muntjac
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small White · Gatekeeper · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Comma +25
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
🌿Plants45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Teasel · Wood Speedwell · Himalayan Balsam · Western Red-cedar · Goldilocks Buttercup +40
- Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,449 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Rook · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Little Egret +29
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Mole · Muntjac
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small White · Gatekeeper · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Comma +25
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
🌿Plants45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Teasel · Wood Speedwell · Himalayan Balsam · Western Red-cedar · Goldilocks Buttercup +40
- Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus2024
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas