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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Getting here
51.75730, -0.22057
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Peacock +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Little Mouse-ear, Grass Vetchling, Bulbous Buttercup +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional 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 WGC100 Centenary Walk Walking route 20.2 km ▾
Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town
Named route Length 20.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 4 mile walk Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Primrose Close public footpath · 93 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 93 m Path type: footway
Show on map Link Walk public footpath · 66 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 66 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Arm and Sword Lane public footpath · 87 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 87 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 99 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed rerouting Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 12 delisted Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 52 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 52 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
18,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,181 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Barn Owl Tyto alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Clogmia albipunctata · 7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Jersey Tiger +13
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Little Mouse-ear · Winter Heliotrope · Meadow Barley · Grass Vetchling · Lesser Spearwort +10
Little Mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum2024 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2024 Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2024 Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,181 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Barn Owl Tyto alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Clogmia albipunctata · 7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Jersey Tiger +13
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Little Mouse-ear · Winter Heliotrope · Meadow Barley · Grass Vetchling · Lesser Spearwort +10
Little Mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum2024 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2024 Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2024 Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Water Lily Aphid Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Water Lily Aphid Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Indet. Cockroach Blattodea2024
Indet. Cockroach Blattodea2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 2025
2025
Blue Anemone Anemone apennina2025
Blue Anemone Anemone apennina2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus2025
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor2024
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor2024
White Stonecrop Sedum album2024
White Stonecrop Sedum album2024
Greek Dock Rumex cristatus2024
Greek Dock Rumex cristatus2024
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2024
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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