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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.96738, -0.00096
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Blue Tit, Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Large White +28 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Large White +28 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cherry Orchard Lane bridleway · 43 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 43 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
689 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 689 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · House Martin · Yellow Wagtail · Goldcrest · Red-legged Partridge +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2020 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2018 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Small Heath · Small White +16
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Green-veined White Pieris napi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 689 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · House Martin · Yellow Wagtail · Goldcrest · Red-legged Partridge +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2020 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2018 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Small Heath · Small White +16
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Green-veined White Pieris napi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2018
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2018
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2018
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2018 