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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Welwyn Hatfield Getting here
51.69606, -0.10859
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Ivy +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Ivy +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Bramble +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Brown Tree Ant, Stag Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Brown Tree Ant, Stag Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
LOOP link to Cockfosters Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Gordon Hill station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New River Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR link Local walking route
Show on map Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walk Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forty Hall Park Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycleway 21 Cycling route ▾
Finished Cycleway route will run from Meridian Water to Enfield Town
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Burnt Farm Ride bridleway · 578 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 578 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Oldpark Ride bridleway · 388 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 388 m Path type: track
Show on map Burnt Farm Ride bridleway · 152 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 152 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Private track through Nursery Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
8,433 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Tree Ant
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ivy · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Bramble · Lords-and-Ladies +5
Ivy Hedera helix Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus fruticosus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hogweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Tree Ant
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ivy · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Bramble · Lords-and-Ladies +5
Ivy Hedera helix Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus fruticosus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hogweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heracleum sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris 