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Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.91545, 0.08231
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +28 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Parks and Beyond Orange Route Walking route 5.1 km ▾
Named route Length 5.1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map The Avenue public footpath · 477 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 477 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Photos Footpath through Oaken Spring
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Wildlife to spot
12,319 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,319 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Gull Larus canus2024 Fallow Deer
Small Copper · Large White · Small Heath · Small White · Green-veined White +6
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Large White Pieris brassicae Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small White Pieris rapae Green-veined White Pieris napi Comma Polygonia c-album Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Marsh Speedwell · Bud-headed Groove-moss · Common Smoothcap · Bog Groove-moss · Common Haircap +1
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l. Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,319 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Gull Larus canus2024 Fallow Deer
Small Copper · Large White · Small Heath · Small White · Green-veined White +6
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Large White Pieris brassicae Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small White Pieris rapae Green-veined White Pieris napi Comma Polygonia c-album Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Marsh Speedwell · Bud-headed Groove-moss · Common Smoothcap · Bog Groove-moss · Common Haircap +1
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l. Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io 