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Places › England › Eastern › Welwyn Hatfield Getting here
51.71224, -0.15040
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Listed length 1.3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 201 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 201 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,868 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,868 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Redwing Turdus iliacus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Muntjac
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Shrew Sorex araneus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Gatekeeper · Brown Hawker · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Small White +15
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,868 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Redwing Turdus iliacus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Muntjac
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Shrew Sorex araneus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Gatekeeper · Brown Hawker · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Small White +15
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2024
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024 