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Places › England › Eastern › Three Rivers Getting here
51.72094, -0.40923
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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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Pyramidal Orchid, Hyacinthoides +23 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Pyramidal Orchid, Hyacinthoides +23 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn, Beech +3 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 5 Walking route ▾
The Three Burys Walk
Named route Ref Ver5 Local walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 7 Walking route ▾
The Watermeadow Walk
Named route Ref Ver 7 Local walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 8 Walking route ▾
The Confluence Walk
Named route Ref Ver 8 Local walking route
Show on map Red Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buncefield Lane Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map St Albans Green Ring Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Verulamium Park Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,941 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,941 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Wren · Blackbird +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Rutpela maculata · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +18
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea Goat's-rue
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,941 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Wren · Blackbird +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Rutpela maculata · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +18
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea Goat's-rue
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Short-fringed Mining Bee
Short-fringed Mining Bee
Andrena dorsata
Andrena dorsata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Common Spiny Digger Wasp Oxybelus uniglumis
Common Spiny Digger Wasp Oxybelus uniglumis
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Hawthorn Mining Bee Andrena chrysosceles2024
Hawthorn Mining Bee Andrena chrysosceles2024
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2024
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2024
Callicera aurata Callicera aurata2023
Callicera aurata Callicera aurata2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023 