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Stockings Wood

21 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 69m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 69m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Harlequin Ladybird, Herald +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Harlequin Ladybird, Herald +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Stinking Hellebore, Butterfly-bush, Ploughman's-spikenard +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Stinking Hellebore, Butterfly-bush, Ploughman's-spikenard +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Autumn Hawkbit, Sweet Chestnut

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route

Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ver Valley Walk 2Walking route

The Upper Ver Valley

Named routeRef Ver2Local walking route

Ver Valley Walk 3Walking route

The Winterbourne Walk

Named routeRef Ver3Local walking route

Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 606Cycling route

Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route16 m

Named routeRef 57Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

6,409 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,409 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds92 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +87

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GullLarus canus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2019
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2019

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
BadgerMeles meles2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
Rat spp.Rattus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2019

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Herald · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +32

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2019
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2019
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2019
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
ClayMythimna ferrago2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019

🌿

Plants36 species

summer

2026

Stinking Hellebore · Ploughman's-spikenard · Butterfly-bush · Pale Toadflax · Yarrow +31

Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Hoary CressLepidium draba2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2024
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
ValerianellaValerianella2024
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus2023
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2020
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2020
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2019
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019
Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2019
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2019
Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum2019
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2019
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2019
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2019
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2019
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2019
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,409 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds92 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +87

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GullLarus canus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2019
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2019

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
BadgerMeles meles2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
Rat spp.Rattus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2019

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Herald · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +32

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2019
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2019
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2019
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
ClayMythimna ferrago2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019

🌿

Plants36 species

summer

2026

Stinking Hellebore · Ploughman's-spikenard · Butterfly-bush · Pale Toadflax · Yarrow +31

Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Hoary CressLepidium draba2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2024
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
ValerianellaValerianella2024
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus2023
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2020
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2020
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2019
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019
Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2019
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2019
Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum2019
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2019
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2019
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2019
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2019
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2019
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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