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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 485m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 485m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 12

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Icknield Way Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route

STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage

Named routeLocal walking route

Etonbury Green WheelWalking route17 km

Named routeLength 17 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Kingfisher WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route96 m

Named routeRef 12Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route250 m

Named routeRef 12Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 12Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route134 m

Named routeRef 12Length 134 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

37,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

37,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Jackdaw · Moorhen +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

37,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Jackdaw · Moorhen +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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