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51.76255, 0.08159
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Third Avenue Car Park 48m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Third Avenue Car Park 48m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Himalayan Balsam, Bittersweet +18 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hawthorn, Himalayan Balsam, Bittersweet +18 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 40 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 London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peldon Road public footpath · 113 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 113 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Peldon Road public footpath · 55 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 55 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Peldon Road public footpath · 45 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 45 m Path type: service
Show on map 49 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 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 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Path Through Hawkenbury Meadow
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Wildlife to spot
10,774 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +21
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +21
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor2025
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 