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St Stephen's Park

6 ha

📷 Wikipedia · St Stephen's Green · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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51.74191, -0.35303

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
☀️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

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route

Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route

Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shenley Route 5Walking route

Named routeRef 5Local walking route

Shenley Walk 1Walking route

Named routeRef 1Local walking route

Verulamium Park cycle path- Causewaypublic footpath · 346 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 346 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Westfieldspublic footpath · 127 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mPath type: residential

Verulamium Park cycle path- Causewaypublic footpath · 35 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

🚴

Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Verulamium Park Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

St Albans Green RingCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 57Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

70,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

70,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Coot · Woodpigeon +43

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

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Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐝

Insects4 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Trioza centranthi

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

70,108 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Coot · Woodpigeon +43

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐝

Insects4 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Trioza centranthi

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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