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Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.80342, -0.09318
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Hawfinch, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Hawfinch, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, False Oat-grass, Hawthorn +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, False Oat-grass, Hawthorn +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Bistort, Meadowsweet +11 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route▾
Not waymarked
Named routeRegional walking route
New River PathWalking route▾
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
WGC100 Centenary WalkWalking route20.2 km▾
Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town
Named routeLength 20.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beyond Hartham CommonWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Molewood Roadpublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: residential
Molewood Roadpublic footpath · 23 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: residential
Molewood Roadpublic footpath · 272 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 272 mPath type: residential
41 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
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 61Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route101 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route78 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route284 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
High Molewoodbyway open to all traffic · 189 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 189 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
67,916 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
67,916 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Pochard · Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +39
- PochardAythya ferina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Muntjac
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects38 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Hairy Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +33
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Yarrow · False Oat-grass · Common Bistort · Wood Anemone · Red Dead-nettle +28
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
- Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
67,916 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Pochard · Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +39
- PochardAythya ferina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CootFulica atra2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Muntjac
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects38 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Hairy Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +33
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Yarrow · False Oat-grass · Common Bistort · Wood Anemone · Red Dead-nettle +28
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
- Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025DasysyrphusDasysyrphus2025DasysyrphusDasysyrphus2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Grass AntMyrmecina graminicola2025Grass AntMyrmecina graminicola2025Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025WalnutJuglans regia2025WalnutJuglans regia2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025Events & activities nearby
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