Hoopark Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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51.85915, -0.27632
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 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
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Common Mouse-ear, Creeping Buttercup +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sycamore, Common Mouse-ear, Creeping Buttercup +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Old Railway & River Lea Walking route 7.9 km ▾
After a brief visit to the remains of Wheathampstead railway station, the walk follows the Ayot Greenway (route of the Permanent Way) to Ayot Green. The return journey follows the course of the River Lea.
Named route Length 7.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wheathampstead to Shaw's Corner Circular Walk, Shaw's Corner Walking route 12.2 km ▾
Mostly easy walking across established footpaths and fields. There are some steps along the route, and a steep gully at section 2. Assistance dogs only at Shaw's Corner.
Named route Length 12.2 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Circle Walking route 4.3 km ▾
Walk over the River Lea and gaze across its valley. One of the main rivers in Hertfordshire, it rises as a chalk stream – one of only 200 or so in the world.
Named route Length 4.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Devil's Dyke & Nomansland Walking route 4.6 km ▾
Walk through the impressive Devil's Dyke, an ancient defensive earthworks from Celtic times. Stroll though the beautiful meadows of the Marshalls Heath nature reserve and the pretty woodlands bordering Nomansland Common.
Named route Length 4.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ayot Greenway Cycling route ▾
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 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 Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bluebells in Hoo Park wood
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Wildlife to spot
10,403 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,403 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rock Dove Columba livia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Red Admiral +16
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Peacock Aglais io Common Mouse-ear · Sycamore · Crested Dog's-tail · Fool's Water-Cress · White Clover +8
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum White Clover Trifolium repens Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata Red Clover Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,403 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rock Dove Columba livia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Red Admiral +16
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Peacock Aglais io Common Mouse-ear · Sycamore · Crested Dog's-tail · Fool's Water-Cress · White Clover +8
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum White Clover Trifolium repens Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata Red Clover Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Trifolium pratense
Trifolium pratense
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens 