Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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51.94574, -0.16579
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ivy Broomrape, Giant Butterbur, Common Pincushion +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dwarf Elder, Hazel, Bramble +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km 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 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map recreational cycle route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 64 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 64 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 250 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 250 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Halls Green Lane bridleway · 676 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 676 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on 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
5,590 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,590 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting · Great Tit · Jackdaw +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Meadow Grasshopper · 16-spot Ladybird · Tortoise Bug +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Giant Butterbur · Common Pincushion · Woad · Wild Basil · Herb-Robert +3
Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Woad Isatis tinctoria2025 Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Creeping Cinquefoil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,590 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting · Great Tit · Jackdaw +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Meadow Grasshopper · 16-spot Ladybird · Tortoise Bug +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Giant Butterbur · Common Pincushion · Woad · Wild Basil · Herb-Robert +3
Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Woad Isatis tinctoria2025 Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Creeping Cinquefoil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2023
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2023
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2023
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2023
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2023
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2023
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi2023
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi2023
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2023
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2023 Potentilla reptans2025
Potentilla reptans2025
Dwarf Elder Sambucus ebulus2023
Dwarf Elder Sambucus ebulus2023
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 