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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Green Chain Walk section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 15, alternate route avoiding locks) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Green Chain Walk section 2 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 158 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 136 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike Course Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,576 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,576 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie +47
Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Redshank Tringa totanus Curlew Numenius arquata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Teal Anas crecca Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Broad Centurion +26
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,576 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie +47
Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Redshank Tringa totanus Curlew Numenius arquata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Teal Anas crecca Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Broad Centurion +26
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tropidia scita
Tropidia scita
Tropidia scita2024
Tropidia scita2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Cryptocephalus rufipes Cryptocephalus rufipes2024
Cryptocephalus rufipes Cryptocephalus rufipes2024
Red Banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa2024
Red Banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa2024
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2024
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Larinus turbinatus Larinus turbinatus2024
Larinus turbinatus Larinus turbinatus2024
Valgus hemipterus Valgus hemipterus2024
Valgus hemipterus Valgus hemipterus2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024 