Dane Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.84788, 0.08053
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Himalayan Balsam, Scorpion Weed +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local 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 Dane Bridge Lane public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface pebblestone Path type: residential
Show on map Dane Bridge Lane public footpath · 121 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 121 m Surface pebblestone Path type: residential
Show on map Dane Bridge Lane public footpath · 12 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 12 m Surface pebblestone Path type: residential
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 118 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 118 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 326 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 326 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Another wooded slope in Sidehill Wood near Much Hadham
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Wildlife to spot
5,692 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,692 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Barbastelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Scorpion Weed · Ash · Wood Anemone · Sweet Violet
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024 Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,692 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Barbastelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Scorpion Weed · Ash · Wood Anemone · Sweet Violet
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024 Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 