Willow Wood - Grassland
1 ha
A useful outdoor place with open-data visitor information.
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.66929, -0.48470
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Matrix gantry M25 northbound
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Wildlife to spot
5,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Greater Stitchwort · Coralroot Bittercress · Selfheal · Agrimony · Yellow Archangel +4
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- BugleAjuga reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Greater Stitchwort · Coralroot Bittercress · Selfheal · Agrimony · Yellow Archangel +4
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- BugleAjuga reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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