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Places › England › Eastern › Hertsmere Getting here
51.67990, -0.17690
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Carrion Crow, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Water Fern, Wild Teasel, Red Clover +12 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Water Fern, Wild Teasel, Red Clover +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Cockfosters Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walk Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Shenley Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,061 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Magpie +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Brown Tree Ant · Clarke's Mining Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025 Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella2025 Water Fern
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Magpie +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Brown Tree Ant · Clarke's Mining Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025 Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella2025 Water Fern
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Anthophora plumipes2025
Anthophora plumipes2025
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2025
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2025
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus2025
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus2025
Nebria Nebria2024
Nebria Nebria2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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