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Places › England › Eastern › Uttlesford Getting here
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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 ☕ The Village Tearoom — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Village Tearoom — 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· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Swift +30 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Swift +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Waterside Stortford Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hatfield Forest and Flitch Way Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Circular family walk, through medieval hunting forest full of ancient trees. Terrain is flat. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hatfield Forest Buttercup Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Trail takes you through the best places to see buttercups in May or June. Mostly level ground through grassy plains and woodland paths, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Broomfields public footpath · 115 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 115 m Path type: residential
Show on map Home Pastures public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Path type: residential
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Mill Lane bridleway · 246 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 246 m Path type: service
Show on map Photos Green and Holy Trinity church, Hatfield Heath
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Wildlife to spot
4,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,624 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rook · Swift · House Martin · Blackbird +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Swift Apus apus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Stock Dove Columba oenas2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Muntjac +4
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020 Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2020 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2018 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Box Tree Moth · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes +21
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2020 Eupeodes Eupeodes2020 White Saddle
White Saddle Helvella crispa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,624 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rook · Swift · House Martin · Blackbird +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Swift Apus apus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Stock Dove Columba oenas2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Muntjac +4
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020 Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2020 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2018 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Box Tree Moth · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes +21
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2020 Eupeodes Eupeodes2020 White Saddle
White Saddle Helvella crispa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dama dama2020
Dama dama2020
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023
Mole Talpa europaea2022
Mole Talpa europaea2022 Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta2022
Vanessa atalanta2022
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Chequered Click Beetle Prosternon tessellatum
Chequered Click Beetle Prosternon tessellatum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Apion Apion2024
Apion Apion2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Ichneumon stramentor Ichneumon stramentor2022
Ichneumon stramentor Ichneumon stramentor2022
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2021
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2021
Nephrotoma Nephrotoma2020
Nephrotoma Nephrotoma2020
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2020
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Nomada Nomada2020
Nomada Nomada2020
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2020
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2020
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2019
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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