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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 44 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Dacorum Getting here
51.69986, -0.49088
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +98 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +57 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Milton Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Milton Local cycle route
Show on map Harding Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Harding Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,825 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Owl Athene noctua Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Mole
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-veined Darter · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tetratoma fungorum · Rhyparochromus vulgaris +10
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Forked Veilwort · Shining Crane's-bill
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,825 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Owl Athene noctua Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Mole
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-veined Darter · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tetratoma fungorum · Rhyparochromus vulgaris +10
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Forked Veilwort · Shining Crane's-bill
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis2025
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis2025
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2025
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2024
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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