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Places › England › Eastern › Three Rivers Getting here
51.66129, -0.48050
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 🌿 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Banded Demoiselle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Banded Demoiselle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Greater Stitchwort, Coralroot Bittercress, Selfheal +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Stitchwort, Coralroot Bittercress, Selfheal +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Moor Park Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ebury Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bridle Path public footpath · 264 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 264 m Path type: footway
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local 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 Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Rickmansworth to Croxley Green Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,219 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,219 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hobby Falco subbuteo Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Water Vole · Roe Deer · Mole
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird +10
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Greater Stitchwort · Selfheal · Agrimony · Coralroot Bittercress · Yellow Archangel +3
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Common Vetch Vicia sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,219 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hobby Falco subbuteo Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Water Vole · Roe Deer · Mole
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Kidney-spot Ladybird +10
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Greater Stitchwort · Selfheal · Agrimony · Coralroot Bittercress · Yellow Archangel +3
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Common Vetch Vicia sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
caddisflies Trichoptera
caddisflies Trichoptera
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum 