Lords Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
52.00008, -0.06188
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 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
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +95 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +95 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yellow Corydalis +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Weston Golden Jubilee Walk Walking route ▾
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Whites Lane byway open to all traffic · 535 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 535 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Whites Lane byway open to all traffic · 115 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 115 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Daisies along the Hertfordshire Way by Lords Wood
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Wildlife to spot
6,556 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,556 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Raven · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Linnet +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hobby Falco subbuteo Whitethroat Curruca communis Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Peacock · Common Blue +6
Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Peacock Aglais io Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Yellow Corydalis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,556 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Raven · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Linnet +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hobby Falco subbuteo Whitethroat Curruca communis Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Peacock · Common Blue +6
Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Peacock Aglais io Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Yellow Corydalis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris 