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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.85685, -0.06137
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daffodil, Barren Brome, Lesser Periwinkle +101 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daffodil, Barren Brome, Lesser Periwinkle +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn, Bramble +13 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +35 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +35 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Circular Walk "Town to Country No 3" Walking route ▾
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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sacombe Park bridleway · 676 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 676 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
2,133 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,133 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mistle Thrush · Chiffchaff +34
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2018 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2018 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Robin Erithacus rubecula2018 Rabbit · Mole · Polecat · Fallow Deer · Muntjac +5
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Mole Talpa europaea2019 Polecat Mustela putorius Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2019 Badger Meles meles2019 Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Small White · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Large White · Small Heath +15
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Daffodil · Dwarf Spurge · Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Spurge · Round-leaved Fluellen +16
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021 Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021 Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,133 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mistle Thrush · Chiffchaff +34
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2018 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2018 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Robin Erithacus rubecula2018 Rabbit · Mole · Polecat · Fallow Deer · Muntjac +5
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Mole Talpa europaea2019 Polecat Mustela putorius Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2019 Badger Meles meles2019 Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Small White · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Large White · Small Heath +15
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Daffodil · Dwarf Spurge · Lesser Periwinkle · Broad-leaved Spurge · Round-leaved Fluellen +16
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021 Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021 Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2019
Rattus norvegicus2019
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2019
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2019
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 2018
2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2018
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2018
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2018
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2018
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2018
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2018
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2018
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Sharp-leaved Fluellen
Sharp-leaved Fluellen
Kickxia elatine2021
Kickxia elatine2021
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2021
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2021
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2021
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2021
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus2021
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2021
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2021
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2021
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2021
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2021
Primrose Primula vulgaris2021
Primrose Primula vulgaris2021
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2019
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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