Mill Lane Allotment Gardens
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Places › England › Eastern › Broxbourne Getting here
51.74284, -0.01640
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Allotments
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beggarticks, Black Medick, Parsley-piert +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Beggarticks, Black Medick, Parsley-piert +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Short Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 1.3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map 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 Richmond Court public footpath · 21 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 21 m Path type: residential
Show on map New River Path public footpath · 369 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 369 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Richmond Court public footpath · 37 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 37 m Path type: residential
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International 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 NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 506 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 506 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos The New River by Mill Lane Allotment
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Wildlife to spot
18,229 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,229 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Moorhen +42
Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Nettle Groundbug
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Marble Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Marsh Bryum · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Tree-mallow +1
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2025 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2025 Tree-mallow Malva arborea2025 White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,229 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Moorhen +42
Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Nettle Groundbug
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Marble Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Marsh Bryum · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Tree-mallow +1
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2025 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2025 Tree-mallow Malva arborea2025 White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
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