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Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.81001, -0.10675
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 363m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 363m away — 8 car parks within reach £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Epistrophe eligans +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Epistrophe eligans +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Walking route ▾
A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map WGC100 Centenary Walk Walking route 20.2 km ▾
Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town
Named route Length 20.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Goldings Lane public footpath · 121 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 121 m Path type: residential
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 550 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 550 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 588 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 588 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 103 m ▾
Named route Length 103 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
55,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Pochard · Moorhen · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +44
Pochard Aythya ferina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Darter · Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird +13
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Wood Anemone · Red Dead-nettle
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Pochard · Moorhen · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +44
Pochard Aythya ferina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Darter · Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird +13
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Wood Anemone · Red Dead-nettle
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot Ladybird
16-spot Ladybird
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 