Leavesden Hospital Cemetery North
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.70846, -0.40364
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 330m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 330m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Way
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route▾
The Three Burys Walk
Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route
Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route▾
The Watermeadow Walk
Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route
Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route▾
The Confluence Walk
Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route
Red WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
St Albans Green RingCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Verulamium Park Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,403 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,403 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Swift · Blackcap · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Harlequin Ladybird
Variable-leaved Crestwort · Lesser Yoke-moss · Great Willowherb · Curled Dock · Hoary Ragwort +18
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
- Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Curled DockRumex crispus2025
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,403 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Swift · Blackcap · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +18
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Harlequin Ladybird
Variable-leaved Crestwort · Lesser Yoke-moss · Great Willowherb · Curled Dock · Hoary Ragwort +18
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
- Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Curled DockRumex crispus2025
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaShort-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsataShort-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsataCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCommon Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus uniglumisCommon Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus uniglumisOrnate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensisOrnate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisYellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipesYellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipesGreater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigasGreater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Lizard OrchidHimantoglossum hircinum2025Lizard OrchidHimantoglossum hircinum2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025TurnipBrassica rapa2025TurnipBrassica rapa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025