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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.86642, 0.16039
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Archers — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Archers — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hatfield Forest Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 2.7 km ▾
Circular walk around the lake and then through the forest. Paths can get muddy after wet weather. Dogs welcome, please keep dogs on lead near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capability Brown Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 3 km ▾
Circular trail explores the Georgian highlights of Hatfield Forest and influences of architect Capability Brown. Mostly level ground, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 3 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Parks and Beyond Green Route Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Length 4.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 218 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 218 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 35 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 118 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 118 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
49,691 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +29
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger · Corizus hyoscyami +9
Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Russian-vine
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +29
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger · Corizus hyoscyami +9
Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Russian-vine
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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