Collens Leg Wood - Mixed woodland
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.89761, -0.15971
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km21 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
STOOP Link Path 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
Named routeLocal walking route
Weston Golden Jubilee WalkWalking route▾
Harding pathpublic footpath · 346 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 346 mSurface groundPath type: footway
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route769 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route337 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Charlie Piddle's Lanerestricted byway · 233 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 233 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Clark's Bandley Lanerestricted byway · 97 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 97 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
25,164 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
25,164 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Starling +39
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Brown Rat
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Helophilus pendulus · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Lesser Celandine · Early Dog-violet · Wood Anemone · Sainfoin · Bee Orchid +16
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,164 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Starling +39
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Brown Rat
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Helophilus pendulus · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Lesser Celandine · Early Dog-violet · Wood Anemone · Sainfoin · Bee Orchid +16
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaNon-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidaeSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum