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Elstree Garden Allotments West

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Allotments

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

225 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 58Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 33Cycling route

Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route (1)Cycling route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

20,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects17 species

spring

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Heather Weevil · Pterostichus · Gorse Weevil +12

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae
PterostichusPterostichus
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
White-faced Mason BeeOsmia (Osmia) cornuta
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025

🌿

Plants7 species

autumn

2026

Silver-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Bud-headed Groove-moss +2

Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2025
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects17 species

spring

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Heather Weevil · Pterostichus · Gorse Weevil +12

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae
PterostichusPterostichus
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
White-faced Mason BeeOsmia (Osmia) cornuta
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025

🌿

Plants7 species

autumn

2026

Silver-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Bud-headed Groove-moss +2

Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2025
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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