Loefield Grove
✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.87617, -0.10271
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Hornbeam, Celery-leaved Buttercup +19 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Orange-tip +52 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Currant, Pedunculate Oak, Hazel
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 4 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 6 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route▾
Not waymarked
Named routeRegional walking route
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Watch tower and new tree planting by Loefield Grove
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Wildlife to spot
4,100 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,100 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Marmalade Hoverfly · 22-spot Ladybird +6
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Coccidula rufa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,100 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Marmalade Hoverfly · 22-spot Ladybird +6
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Coccidula rufa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024