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🌳Ancient✦Heritage💜Bluebells
Public accessDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.03239, -0.16262
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Historic site with public access
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kingfisher WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Garden City 15Walking route▾
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route▾
13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth
Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route96 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route134 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 134 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Partridge Hillbyway open to all traffic · 120 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 120 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Ashwell Streetbyway open to all traffic · 328 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 328 mPath type: residential
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
8,250 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,250 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2026Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Corn Bunting · Robin
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit · Leisler's Bat
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024Great Crested Newt
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,250 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2026Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Corn Bunting · Robin
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025Brown Hare · Stoat · Rabbit · Leisler's Bat
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024Great Crested Newt
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
