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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Chewing Gum Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa +17 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Chewing Gum Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa +17 more · last seen 2010
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 30 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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map White Barns Lane public footpath · 193 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 193 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map White Barns Lane public footpath · 239 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 239 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map White Barns Lane public footpath · 899 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 899 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Photos Furneux Pelham: Merlin Wood
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Wildlife to spot
325 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 325 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Fieldfare · Starling · Robin +34
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2015 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2015 Coal Tit Periparus ater2012 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2012 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2015 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2015 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2015 Rock Dove Columba livia2012 Whitethroat Curruca communis2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2011 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2011 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2011 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2011 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Muntjac
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2011 Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2015 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Red Admiral · Large White · Meadow Brown · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell +24
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017 Large White Pieris brassicae2017 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017 Peacock Aglais io2017 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017 Small White Pieris rapae Bluebell · Broad-leaved Spurge · Dwarf Spurge · Primula elatior x vulgaris = P. x digenea · Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media +4
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua Primula elatior x vulgaris = P. x digenea Primula elatior x vulgaris = P. x digenea2018 Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media2018 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 325 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Fieldfare · Starling · Robin +34
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2015 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2015 Coal Tit Periparus ater2012 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2012 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2015 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2015 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2015 Rock Dove Columba livia2012 Whitethroat Curruca communis2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2011 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2011 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2011 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2011 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Muntjac
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2011 Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2015 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Red Admiral · Large White · Meadow Brown · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell +24
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017 Large White Pieris brassicae2017 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017 Peacock Aglais io2017 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017 Small White Pieris rapae Bluebell · Broad-leaved Spurge · Dwarf Spurge · Primula elatior x vulgaris = P. x digenea · Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media +4
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua Primula elatior x vulgaris = P. x digenea Primula elatior x vulgaris = P. x digenea2018 Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media2018 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2015
2015
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2017
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2017
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017
Green-veined White Pieris napi2015
Green-veined White Pieris napi2015
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2015
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2015
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2013
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2013
Comma Polygonia c-album2017
Comma Polygonia c-album2017
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2015
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2015
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2013
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2013
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Neophilaenus Neophilaenus2019
Neophilaenus Neophilaenus2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2017
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2017
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2017
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2017
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2017
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2017
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2015
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2015
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2015
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2015
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2014
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2014
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2013
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2013
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2012
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2012
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2011
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2011 Herb-Paris
Herb-Paris
Paris quadrifolia2018
Paris quadrifolia2018
Oxlip Primula elatior2018
Oxlip Primula elatior2018
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2018
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2018
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2014
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2014 