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Lower Park Crescent

32 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 153m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 153m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus scutatus, Corizus hyoscyami +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Hatfield Forest Walk, Hatfield ForestWalking route2.7 km

Circular walk around the lake and then through the forest. Paths can get muddy after wet weather. Dogs welcome, please keep dogs on lead near livestock and around the lake.

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route

Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Parks and Beyond Green RouteWalking route4.2 km

Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route

Named routeRef LW03Local walking route

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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route218 m

Named routeRef 11Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route17 m

Named routeRef 11Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route118 m

Named routeRef 11Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

51,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit +38

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

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Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit +38

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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