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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.94700, 0.03549
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Ground-ivy, Cow Parsley +187 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Ground-ivy, Cow Parsley +187 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +20 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Red Admiral +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Red Admiral +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 20 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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Halfacre Lane public footpath · 79 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 79 m Path type: residential
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Road restricted byway · 155 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 155 m Path type: track
Show on map Park Road byway open to all traffic · 304 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 304 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos St Nicholas' Church and churchyard
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Wildlife to spot
1,496 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,496 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Swift · House Martin · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin +18
Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat +4
Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2019 Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small Heath · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell +24
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 🌿 Plants 38 species
summer winter
2022 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Dandelion · Dwarf Spurge +33
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Dandelion Taraxacum Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021 Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,496 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Swift · House Martin · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin +18
Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat +4
Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2019 Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small Heath · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell +24
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 🌿 Plants 38 species
summer winter
2022 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Ground-ivy · Cow Parsley · Dandelion · Dwarf Spurge +33
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Dandelion Taraxacum Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2021 Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis
Sciurus carolinensis
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 2019
2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2018
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2018
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2024
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2024
Elater ferrugineus Elater ferrugineus2024
Elater ferrugineus Elater ferrugineus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Clouded Yellow Colias croceus2018
Clouded Yellow Colias croceus2018
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2021
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2021
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2021
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2021
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva2021
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2021
Wild Onion Allium vineale2021
Wild Onion Allium vineale2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2021
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2021
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2018
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2018
English Elm Ulmus procera2018
English Elm Ulmus procera2018
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2018
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2018
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2018
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2018
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2018
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