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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.79983, -0.12536
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 🌿 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sowbread, Wood Anemone, Red Dead-nettle +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sowbread, Wood Anemone, Red Dead-nettle +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map WGC100 Centenary Walk Walking route 20.2 km ▾
Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town
Named route Length 20.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Beyond Hartham Common Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Main Route Cycling route 550 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 550 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 588 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 588 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 103 m ▾
Named route Length 103 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 275 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 275 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
19,525 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,525 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Pochard · Black-headed Gull · Little Grebe · Blue Tit +48
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pochard Aythya ferina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug +12
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Rhyparochromus vulgaris 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Red Dead-nettle · Alder
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,525 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Pochard · Black-headed Gull · Little Grebe · Blue Tit +48
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pochard Aythya ferina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug +12
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Rhyparochromus vulgaris 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Red Dead-nettle · Alder
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Pterocallis alni Pterocallis alni2025
Pterocallis alni Pterocallis alni2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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