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Places › England › Eastern › Three Rivers Getting here
51.70848, -0.43034
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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, Magpie, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Green Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bumblebee, Green Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Curled Dock, Hoary Ragwort, Common Toadflax +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Curled Dock, Hoary Ragwort, Common Toadflax +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Buncefield Lane Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
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Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 105 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 105 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 6 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 400 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 400 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,569 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,569 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Dunnock · Herring Gull +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coot Fulica atra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Tern Sterna hirundo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug +35
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2024 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Curled Dock · Hoary Ragwort · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw · Pineappleweed +9
Curled Dock Rumex crispus Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea White Campion Silene latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,569 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Dunnock · Herring Gull +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coot Fulica atra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Tern Sterna hirundo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug +35
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2024 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Curled Dock · Hoary Ragwort · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw · Pineappleweed +9
Curled Dock Rumex crispus Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea White Campion Silene latifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2025
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2025
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus2024
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2024
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii2024
Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2024
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2024 White Clover
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Trifolium repens
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Turnip Brassica rapa
Turnip Brassica rapa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris 