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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Silver-moss +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Silver-moss +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route

The Confluence Walk

Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route

LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route

Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route

LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ayot Pathpublic footpath · 483 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 483 mPath type: footway

Wentbridge Pathpublic footpath · 60 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mPath type: residential

Wentbridge Pathpublic footpath · 3 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Shenley CircuitCycling route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network

NCN12 Proposed alternative routeCycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

2,421 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,421 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springsummer

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +65

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Common GullLarus canus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
CootFulica atra2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2019
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2019
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus2017
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2017

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2019
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2021

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐟

Fish1 species

winter

2020

Gudgeon

GudgeonGobio gobio

🐝

Insects50 species

summer

2025

Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Box Tree Moth +45

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2023
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2022
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2022
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2022
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2021
Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2020
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018
Hemerocallis Gall MidgeContarinia quinquenotata2018
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Silver YAutographa gamma2017
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2017
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2017
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2017
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2017
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2017

🌿

Plants27 species

spring

2025

Bluebell · Giant Hogweed · Silver-moss · Medium-flowered Winter-cress · Ash +22

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2020
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2020
GorseUlex europaeus2020
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2020
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2020
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2020
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2020
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2020
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2017
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,421 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springsummer

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +65

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Common GullLarus canus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
CootFulica atra2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2019
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2019
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus2017
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2017

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Red Fox +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2019
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2018
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2021

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐟

Fish1 species

winter

2020

Gudgeon

GudgeonGobio gobio

🐝

Insects50 species

summer

2025

Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Box Tree Moth +45

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2023
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2022
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2022
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2022
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2021
Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2020
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018
Hemerocallis Gall MidgeContarinia quinquenotata2018
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Silver YAutographa gamma2017
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2017
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2017
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2017
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2017
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2017

🌿

Plants27 species

spring

2025

Bluebell · Giant Hogweed · Silver-moss · Medium-flowered Winter-cress · Ash +22

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2020
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2020
GorseUlex europaeus2020
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2020
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2020
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2020
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2020
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2020
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2017
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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