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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
51.91456, -0.27357
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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🦉 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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Toothwort, Dark Mullein, Balkan Spurge +101 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Toothwort, Dark Mullein, Balkan Spurge +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 3 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 STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
Named route Local walking route
Show on map circular walk Walking route ▾
A circular walking route joining Graveley and Weston
Named route
Show on map Garden City 15 Walking route ▾
Letchworth Greenway Walking route ▾
13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth
Named route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 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 Main Route Cycling route 769 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 769 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
18,414 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Chaffinch +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Muntjac · Feral Cat · Fallow Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Feral Cat Felis catus Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Toothwort · Balkan Spurge · Dark Mullein · Grey Poplar · Sanicle +19
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens Sanicle Sanicula europaea Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,414 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Chaffinch +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Muntjac · Feral Cat · Fallow Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Feral Cat Felis catus Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Toothwort · Balkan Spurge · Dark Mullein · Grey Poplar · Sanicle +19
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens Sanicle Sanicula europaea Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Malachiinae Malachiinae
Malachiinae Malachiinae
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Blue Fleabane
Blue Fleabane
Erigeron acris
Erigeron acris
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2024
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2024
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2024
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2024
Black Bryony Tamus communis2024
Black Bryony Tamus communis2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Cape-pondweed Aponogeton distachyos2024
Cape-pondweed Aponogeton distachyos2024
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2024
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2024
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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