Summerhouse Plantation 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
51.91058, -0.27944
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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 🌿 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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pasqueflower, Toothwort, Swine-cress +107 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pasqueflower, Toothwort, Swine-cress +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Chickweed +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Garden City 15 Walking route ▾
Letchworth Greenway Walking route ▾
13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth
Named route
Show on map HOOP - Hitchin Outer Orbital Path Walking route ▾
Circular route around Hitchin
Named route Ref HOOP Local walking route
Show on map Hicca Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HiW
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
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 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 860 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 860 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 966 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 966 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Grazing cattle and barns near to Preston
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Wildlife to spot
15,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Goldcrest · Blackbird +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Pintail Anas acuta Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wigeon Mareca penelope Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Linnet Linaria cannabina Barn Owl Tyto alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Broad-bodied Chaser +14
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Pasqueflower · Toothwort · Balkan Spurge · Dark Mullein · Grey Poplar +22
Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens Sanicle Sanicula europaea Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Goldcrest · Blackbird +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Pintail Anas acuta Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wigeon Mareca penelope Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Linnet Linaria cannabina Barn Owl Tyto alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Broad-bodied Chaser +14
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Pasqueflower · Toothwort · Balkan Spurge · Dark Mullein · Grey Poplar +22
Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens Sanicle Sanicula europaea Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Malachiinae Malachiinae
Malachiinae Malachiinae
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2024
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2024
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2024
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2024
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2024
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2024
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2024
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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