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Adeyfield

14 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.75378, -0.46402

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Black-headed Gull +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Black-headed Gull +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Tortoise Bug, Dock Bug +81 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Tortoise Bug, Dock Bug +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wall-rue, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Giant Hogweed +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall-rue, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Giant Hogweed +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Red WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Blue WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ver Valley Walk 3Walking route

The Winterbourne Walk

Named routeRef Ver3Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 57Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route758 m

Named routeRef 57Length 758 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

14,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie · Mallard +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little OwlAthene noctua
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
RedpollAcanthis flammea2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
MoleTalpa europaea2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common ToadBufo bufo2025
NewtTriturus

🐟

Fish4 species

springsummer

2025

Chub · Common Bream · Minnow · Perch

ChubSqualius cephalus
Common BreamAbramis brama2024
MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus2024
PerchPerca fluviatilis2024

🐝

Insects84 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Tortoise Bug · Dock Bug · Bishop's Mitre · Green Shieldbug +79

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
Phaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2024
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2024
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2024
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2023
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2023
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023
Oxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funesta2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2023
Phania funestaPhania funesta2023
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2023
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2023
Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2023
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023

🌿

Plants29 species

winter

2025

Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Giant Hogweed · Floating Pennywort · Trailing Bellflower +24

Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
HemlockConium maculatum2024
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie · Mallard +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little OwlAthene noctua
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
RedpollAcanthis flammea2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
MoleTalpa europaea2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common ToadBufo bufo2025
NewtTriturus

🐟

Fish4 species

springsummer

2025

Chub · Common Bream · Minnow · Perch

ChubSqualius cephalus
Common BreamAbramis brama2024
MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus2024
PerchPerca fluviatilis2024

🐝

Insects84 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Tortoise Bug · Dock Bug · Bishop's Mitre · Green Shieldbug +79

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
Phaonia trimaculataPhaonia trimaculata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2024
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2024
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2024
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2023
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2023
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023
Oxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funesta2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2023
Phania funestaPhania funesta2023
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2023
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2023
Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2023
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023

🌿

Plants29 species

winter

2025

Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Giant Hogweed · Floating Pennywort · Trailing Bellflower +24

Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
HemlockConium maculatum2024
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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