Stonesley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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51.94029, -0.18419
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Ash, Lesser Celandine +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hazel, White Dead-nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 6 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 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 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 Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map recreational cycle route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 410 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 410 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 201 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 201 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Stonesley and Harbourclose Woods, near Graveley
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Wildlife to spot
6,569 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,569 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Tit +36
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Tortoise Bug +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Giant Butterbur · Common Pincushion · Field Scabious · Cock's-foot · Woad +33
Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025 Woad Isatis tinctoria2025 False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,569 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Great Tit +36
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Tortoise Bug +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Giant Butterbur · Common Pincushion · Field Scabious · Cock's-foot · Woad +33
Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025 Woad Isatis tinctoria2025 False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Brachycaudus (Acaudus) lychnidis Brachycaudus (Acaudus) lychnidis2024
Brachycaudus (Acaudus) lychnidis Brachycaudus (Acaudus) lychnidis2024
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2024
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2024
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2024
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Flax Linum usitatissimum2024
Flax Linum usitatissimum2024
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2024
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2024
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum2024
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum2024
Canary-grass Phalaris canariensis2024
Canary-grass Phalaris canariensis2024
Hemlock Conium maculatum2024
Hemlock Conium maculatum2024
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
White Campion Silene latifolia2024
White Campion Silene latifolia2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis2024
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis2024
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2024
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2024 