Stocking Lane moated site 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.75836, -0.10041
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +134 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +134 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Short Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 1.3 Round trip 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 Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Bayford Green public footpath · 105 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 105 m Surface compacted Path type: service
Show on map Bayford Green public footpath · 112 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 112 m Surface pebblestone Path type: service
Show on map Bayford Green public footpath · 359 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 359 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 550 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 550 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 103 m ▾
Named route Length 103 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Stocking Lane byway open to all traffic · 652 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 652 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Photos Byway to White Stubbs Lane
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Wildlife to spot
9,501 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,501 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Wren +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Speckled Bush-cricket · 24-spot Ladybird · Tree Hopper · Figwort Weevil +9
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Creeping Cinquefoil · Pyramidal Orchid · Heath Speedwell · Scentless Mayweed · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +33
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis Birthwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,501 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Wren +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Speckled Bush-cricket · 24-spot Ladybird · Tree Hopper · Figwort Weevil +9
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Creeping Cinquefoil · Pyramidal Orchid · Heath Speedwell · Scentless Mayweed · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +33
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis Birthwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Issus Issus
Issus Issus
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Leaf-rolling Weevil Byctiscus populi
Leaf-rolling Weevil Byctiscus populi Aristolochia clematitis
Aristolochia clematitis
Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae
Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
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