Stevenage Golf Course 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Stevenage Getting here
51.88275, -0.15553
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 🌿 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, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hazel, Red Dead-nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Gatekeeper +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Gatekeeper +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Small Teasel, Himalayan Balsam, Lords-and-Ladies +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Small Teasel, Himalayan Balsam, Lords-and-Ladies +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Great Ashby Woodland Walk Walking route ▾
Forster Country Walk (Only Connect) Walking route ▾
Cynthia Wood path public footpath · 76 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 76 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 769 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 769 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Woodland beside Gresley Way, Stevenage
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Wildlife to spot
6,382 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,382 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Dark Bush-cricket · Macropsis +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Macropsis Macropsis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Celandine · Early Dog-violet · Lords-and-Ladies · Western Red-cedar +12
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Barren Strawberry Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,382 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Dark Bush-cricket · Macropsis +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Macropsis Macropsis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Celandine · Early Dog-violet · Lords-and-Ladies · Western Red-cedar +12
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Barren Strawberry Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion trifolii
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion trifolii
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata
Muellerianella fairmairei Muellerianella fairmairei
Muellerianella fairmairei Muellerianella fairmairei
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Stenocranus major Stenocranus major
Stenocranus major Stenocranus major
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Nut Scale Eulecanium tiliae
Nut Scale Eulecanium tiliae
Eupteryx filicum Eupteryx filicum
Eupteryx filicum Eupteryx filicum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Potentilla sterilis
Potentilla sterilis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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