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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕The Dacorum Hub Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕The Dacorum Hub Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Lycaena dispar batavus, Large White, Red Admiral +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lycaena dispar batavus, Large White, Red Admiral +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Orange Balsam, Rose, Lavender +13 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Orange Balsam, Rose, Lavender +13 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route

Red WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Blue WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 57Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route758 m

Named routeRef 57Length 758 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,652 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,652 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +45

MagpiePica pica2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Little OwlAthene noctua
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2022
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2022
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2022
Common GullLarus canus2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2018

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Red Fox · Feral Cat +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Feral CatFelis catus2022
BatChiroptera2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023

🐝

Insects72 species

summer

2026

Lycaena dispar batavus · Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Meadow Brown +67

Lycaena dispar batavusLycaena dispar batavus2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2019
Phaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
St Marks FlyBibio marci2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2022
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2022
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2022
Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2018
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2018
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2017

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2022

Orange Balsam · Rose · Lavender · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +11

Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2017
RoseRosa
LavenderLavandula2019
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2019
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2019
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2019
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2019
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2019
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019
Ulota crispaUlota crispa2019
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2019
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,652 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +45

MagpiePica pica2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great TitParus major2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Little OwlAthene noctua
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2022
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2022
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2022
Common GullLarus canus2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2018

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Red Fox · Feral Cat +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Feral CatFelis catus2022
BatChiroptera2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023

🐝

Insects72 species

summer

2026

Lycaena dispar batavus · Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Meadow Brown +67

Lycaena dispar batavusLycaena dispar batavus2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2019
Phaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
St Marks FlyBibio marci2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2022
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2022
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2022
Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2018
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2018
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2017

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2022

Orange Balsam · Rose · Lavender · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +11

Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2017
RoseRosa
LavenderLavandula2019
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2019
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2019
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2019
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2019
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2019
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019
Ulota crispaUlota crispa2019
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2019
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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