The Wilderness - Conifer woodland 1 ha
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Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.86988, 0.03483
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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
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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 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 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos Latchford: Footpath to Standon Lodge Farm
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Wildlife to spot
9,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
House Martin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird +43
House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Annual Meadow-grass · Broad-leaved Dock · Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle +20
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
House Martin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird +43
House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Annual Meadow-grass · Broad-leaved Dock · Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle +20
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
English Elm Ulmus procera
English Elm Ulmus procera
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Small Goosegrass Galium murale
Small Goosegrass Galium murale
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum 