Munden Drive Open Space
4 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.67373, -0.37942
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 166m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 166m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route▾
The Confluence Walk
Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shenley Walk 3Walking route▾
Named routeRef 3Local walking route
Ebury WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley Cycle Routepublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Colne Valley Cycle Routepublic footpath · 8 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route28 m▾
Named routeLength 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route153 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 112 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 112 mPath type: unclassified
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 64 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mPath type: unclassified
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 29 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mPath type: unclassified
Otterspool Lanebridleway · 375 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 375 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
10,770 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,770 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Feral Cat +2
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Wood-sedge · Butterbur
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- ButterburPetasites hybridus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,770 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Feral Cat +2
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Wood-sedge · Butterbur
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- ButterburPetasites hybridus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesEvents & activities nearby
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