Hanginghill Plantation 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
51.96023, -0.33520
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 272m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 272m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Sainfoin, Carline Thistle +72 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Sainfoin, Carline Thistle +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Scaeva pyrastri, Common Red Soldier Beetle +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Scaeva pyrastri, Common Red Soldier Beetle +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Dropwort, Wild Marjoram +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Northern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWN Regional walking route
Show on map Tatmore Hills Loop Walking route ▾
Starting from the Red Lion Pub, a walk of approximately 4.8km/3m and 1 hour long
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Etonbury Green Wheel Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride on the wild side Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Recreational Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Icknield Way bridleway · 154 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 154 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map Icknield Way bridleway · 5 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 5 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Icknield Way bridleway · 47 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 47 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Icknield Way bridleway · 376 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 376 m Surface grass Path type: track
Show on map Icknield Way bridleway · 181 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 181 m Surface grass Path type: track
Show on map Photos Stubble field and Hanginghill plantation
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Wildlife to spot
35,590 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,590 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Starling · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox
Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eupeodes · Sphaerophoria +12
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Venus's-looking-glass · Wild Candytuft · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Harebell · Dwarf Thistle +23
Venus's-looking-glass Legousia hybrida2025 Wild Candytuft Iberis amara2025 Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis2025 Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule2025 Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,590 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Starling · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox
Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eupeodes · Sphaerophoria +12
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Venus's-looking-glass · Wild Candytuft · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Harebell · Dwarf Thistle +23
Venus's-looking-glass Legousia hybrida2025 Wild Candytuft Iberis amara2025 Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis2025 Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule2025 Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus2025
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus2025
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2025
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2025
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2025
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2025
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2025
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2025
Cornfield Knotgrass Polygonum rurivagum2025
Cornfield Knotgrass Polygonum rurivagum2025
Moon Carrot Seseli libanotis2025
Moon Carrot Seseli libanotis2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Few-flowered Fumitory Fumaria vaillantii2025
Few-flowered Fumitory Fumaria vaillantii2025
Ground-pine Ajuga chamaepitys2025
Ground-pine Ajuga chamaepitys2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris2025
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum2025
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum2025
Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata2025
Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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