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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
51.92820, -0.17621
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Red Dead-nettle, Ash +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
STOOP Link Path 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
Named routeLocal walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
recreational cycle route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route337 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route719 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 719 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route410 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 410 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route201 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,172 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,172 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Starling +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Peacock · Marbled White +22
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Hazel · Red Dead-nettle · Early Dog-violet · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +18
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,172 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Starling +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Peacock · Marbled White +22
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Hazel · Red Dead-nettle · Early Dog-violet · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +18
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025Elater ferrugineusElater ferrugineus2025Elater ferrugineusElater ferrugineus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2024Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Greater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024CorncockleAgrostemma githago2024CorncockleAgrostemma githago2024Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2024Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2024CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2024Events & activities nearby
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