Stubbocks Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
51.90154, -0.35049
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 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
🐦 85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Raven +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Raven +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, White Campion, Yew +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional 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 Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 The Chiltern Way Northern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWN Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 606 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ride on the wild side Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Recreational Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 445 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 445 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Water Tower and the White Horse pub at Tea Green
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Wildlife to spot
5,711 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,711 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +38
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Hobby Falco subbuteo Streptopelia turtur turtur Streptopelia turtur turtur Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum 🌿 Plants 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
White Campion · Yew · Swine-cress · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Borage +3
White Campion Silene latifolia Yew Taxus baccata Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine Borage Borago officinalis Crown Daisy Glebionis coronaria White Clover Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,711 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +38
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Swift Apus apus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Hobby Falco subbuteo Streptopelia turtur turtur Streptopelia turtur turtur Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum 🌿 Plants 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
White Campion · Yew · Swine-cress · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Borage +3
White Campion Silene latifolia Yew Taxus baccata Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine Borage Borago officinalis Crown Daisy Glebionis coronaria White Clover Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare
Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare
Privet Strider Macrophya punctumalbum
Privet Strider Macrophya punctumalbum Trifolium repens
Trifolium repens
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