Hawleydell Plantation 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
51.90798, -0.36928
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Volucella inanis, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella inanis, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Ramsons
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Amaranth, White Dead-nettle +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Amaranth, White Dead-nettle +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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 Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station) Walking route ▾
Named route 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 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 606 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ride on the wild side Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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 Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 44 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
12,767 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,767 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Siskin Spinus spinus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Raven Corvus corax Common Gull Larus canus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Scaeva pyrastri · Greater Bulb-Fly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Barberry Fusehorn +21
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Amaranth · White Dead-nettle · Field Bindweed · Cuckooflower
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus White Dead-nettle Lamium album Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,767 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Siskin Spinus spinus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Raven Corvus corax Common Gull Larus canus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Scaeva pyrastri · Greater Bulb-Fly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Barberry Fusehorn +21
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Amaranth · White Dead-nettle · Field Bindweed · Cuckooflower
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus White Dead-nettle Lamium album Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Pegomya Pegomya
Pegomya Pegomya
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare
Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Macrophya albicincta Macrophya albicincta
Macrophya albicincta Macrophya albicincta 