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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Getting here
51.75664, -0.23090
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Little Mouse-ear, Winter Heliotrope, Meadow Barley +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 54 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Old Railway & River Lea Walking route 7.9 km ▾
After a brief visit to the remains of Wheathampstead railway station, the walk follows the Ayot Greenway (route of the Permanent Way) to Ayot Green. The return journey follows the course of the River Lea.
Named route Length 7.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point 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 WGC100 Centenary Walk Walking route 20.2 km ▾
Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town
Named route Length 20.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 4 mile walk Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Coney Close public footpath · 32 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 32 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Aldykes public footpath · 30 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 30 m Path type: residential
Show on map Feather Dell public footpath · 59 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 59 m Path type: residential
Show on map 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed rerouting Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 12 delisted Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 52 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 52 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
34,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,507 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Clogmia albipunctata · Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Blue-tailed Damselfly +13
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Winter Heliotrope · Lesser Spearwort · Red Dead-nettle · Early Crocus · Daisy +3
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025 Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,507 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Clogmia albipunctata · Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Blue-tailed Damselfly +13
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Winter Heliotrope · Lesser Spearwort · Red Dead-nettle · Early Crocus · Daisy +3
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025 Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Water Lily Aphid Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Water Lily Aphid Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 2025
2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Blue Anemone Anemone apennina2025
Blue Anemone Anemone apennina2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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