Sidehill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.84430, 0.07510
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Windmill Way public footpath · 70 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 70 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Wooded slope in Sidehill Wood near Much Hadham
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Wildlife to spot
4,518 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Robin +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Barbastelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +17
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Scorpion Weed · Ash · Wood Anemone · Sweet Violet +3
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024 Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Robin +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Barbastelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +17
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Scorpion Weed · Ash · Wood Anemone · Sweet Violet +3
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024 Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2023 Lords-and-Ladies
Lords-and-Ladies
Arum maculatum2023
Arum maculatum2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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