Templepan Wood - Mixed woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.68171, -0.45546
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Woodland TrailWalking route▾
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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M25 motorway - A41 exit slip road, junction 19
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
2,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,275 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Magpie +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Alder Leaf Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly · Cantharis rustica · Dark-edged Bee-fly +38
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Halesus radiatus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Mistletoe · Crown Vetch
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- MistletoeViscum album
- Crown VetchSecurigera varia2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,275 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Magpie +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Alder Leaf Beetle · Oak Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly · Cantharis rustica · Dark-edged Bee-fly +38
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Halesus radiatus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Mistletoe · Crown Vetch
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- MistletoeViscum album
- Crown VetchSecurigera varia2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halesus radiatus
Halesus radiatus
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataToxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebrisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaSouthern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2024Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2023Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2023Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2023Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2022Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Cassida vibexCassida vibex2022Cassida vibexCassida vibex2022Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2022Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2022Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2022Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2022Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2022Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2021Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2021Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2021Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2021Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2021Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2021Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2021Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum2021Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum2021Cerylon fagiCerylon fagi2021Cerylon fagiCerylon fagi2021Agathidium rotundatumAgathidium rotundatum2021Agathidium rotundatumAgathidium rotundatum2021Synchita variegataSynchita variegata2021Synchita variegataSynchita variegata2021Mycetophagus quadripustulatusMycetophagus quadripustulatus2021Mycetophagus quadripustulatusMycetophagus quadripustulatus2021Silvanus bidentatusSilvanus bidentatus2021Silvanus bidentatusSilvanus bidentatus2021Silvanus unidentatusSilvanus unidentatus2021Silvanus unidentatusSilvanus unidentatus2021