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Places › England › Eastern › Stevenage Getting here
51.88834, -0.19611
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Pausa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Pausa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 12
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 10 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 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 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 Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Monkswood Lane public footpath · 120 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 120 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 53 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 53 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 769 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 769 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
45,791 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,791 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Bee-fly · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler +10
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025 Heath Star Moss
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,791 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Bee-fly · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler +10
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025 Heath Star Moss
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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