Howe Grove
✦ Ancient woodland11 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
51.76694, -0.46685
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Coltsfoot, Trailing Bellflower, Hemlock +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Common Chickweed, Red Dead-nettle
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ver Valley Walk 2Walking route▾
The Upper Ver Valley
Named routeRef Ver2Local walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route758 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 758 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route235 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin +28
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects45 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Tortoise Bug · Bishop's Mitre · 24-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +40
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Coltsfoot · Trailing Bellflower · Hemlock · Mind-your-own-business · Greater Tussock-sedge +20
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
- HemlockConium maculatum2024
- Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin +28
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects45 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Tortoise Bug · Bishop's Mitre · 24-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +40
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Coltsfoot · Trailing Bellflower · Hemlock · Mind-your-own-business · Greater Tussock-sedge +20
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
- HemlockConium maculatum2024
- Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataPhaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculataMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2025Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2024Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2024Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura20242024
2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Events & activities nearby
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