Pancake Spring ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.89098, -0.00741
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Swift, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Yarrow, Giant Hogweed +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Flowering Currant, Hawthorn +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional 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 Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,867 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,867 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Greenfinch +34
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Coot Fulica atra2022 Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. · Noctule · Field Vole +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Speckled Bush-cricket · Locust Blowfly · Melanostoma scalare · 24-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024 Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2023 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large-flowered Evening-primrose · Giant Hogweed · Flowering Currant · Himalayan Balsam
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2022 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2021 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,867 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling · Greenfinch +34
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Coot Fulica atra2022 Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. · Noctule · Field Vole +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Speckled Bush-cricket · Locust Blowfly · Melanostoma scalare · 24-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024 Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2023 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large-flowered Evening-primrose · Giant Hogweed · Flowering Currant · Himalayan Balsam
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2022 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2021 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2020
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2020 2023
2023
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2022
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2020
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020 