Dells Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.77327, -0.02976
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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 🅿️ Parking (pitch 2) 203m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking (pitch 2) 203m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Water-purslane, Common Cow-wheat, Slender St John's-wort +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Wren +26 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Wren +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large Skipper +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large Skipper +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 16 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 Short Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 1.3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 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 The Meadow public footpath · 69 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 69 m Path type: residential
Show on map 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 506 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 506 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bramble Lane restricted byway · 626 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 626 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Hailey Lane, along the south side of Haileybury College
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Wildlife to spot
21,058 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,058 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +12
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Ruddy Darter · Comma · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +37
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Water-purslane · Foxglove · Slender St John's-wort · Common Cow-wheat · Red Clover +4
Water-purslane Lythrum portula Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense Red Clover Trifolium pratense Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,058 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +12
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Ruddy Darter · Comma · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +37
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Water-purslane · Foxglove · Slender St John's-wort · Common Cow-wheat · Red Clover +4
Water-purslane Lythrum portula Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense Red Clover Trifolium pratense Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted Chaser
Four-spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Scarce Emerald Damselfly Lestes dryas2025
Scarce Emerald Damselfly Lestes dryas2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Strophosoma faber Strophosoma faber2024
Strophosoma faber Strophosoma faber2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Hypera plantaginis Hypera plantaginis
Hypera plantaginis Hypera plantaginis
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes
Harpalus rubripes Harpalus rubripes
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus2025
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Mogulones asperifoliarum Mogulones asperifoliarum2025
Mogulones asperifoliarum Mogulones asperifoliarum2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2024
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2024
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Goldilocks Buttercup
Goldilocks Buttercup
Ranunculus auricomus
Ranunculus auricomus
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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