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St Albans United Reformed Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Simmons Bakers — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Simmons Bakers — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route

Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route

Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shenley Route 5Walking route

Named routeRef 5Local walking route

Shenley Walk 1Walking route

Named routeRef 1Local walking route

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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Verulamium Park Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

St Albans Green RingCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 6Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

60,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

60,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Redwing · Robin +53

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

60,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Redwing · Robin +53

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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