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51.80199, -0.41126
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▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 102m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 102m away — 14 car parks within reach 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anthomyia, Rhaphigaster nebulosa, 7-spot Ladybird +154 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anthomyia, Rhaphigaster nebulosa, 7-spot Ladybird +154 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Small Toadflax, Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Blackthorn +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Small Toadflax, Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Blackthorn +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 17 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 Ver Valley Walk 5 Walking route ▾
The Three Burys Walk
Named route Ref Ver5 Local walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 2 Walking route ▾
The Upper Ver Valley
Named route Ref Ver2 Local walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 3 Walking route ▾
The Winterbourne Walk
Named route Ref Ver3 Local walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buncefield Lane Quietway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map St Albans Green Ring Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Flamsteadbury Lane bridleway · 95 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 95 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Flamsteadbury Lane bridleway · 12 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 12 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Flamsteadbury Lane bridleway · 121 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 121 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Flamsteadbury Lane bridleway · 317 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 317 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Flamsteadbury Lane bridleway · 99 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 99 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
7,805 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coot Fulica atra Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Otter · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Anthomyia · Amara similata · Poecilus cupreus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Geomyza tripunctata +27
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025 Amara similata Amara similata Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata2025 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Small Toadflax
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coot Fulica atra Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Otter · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Anthomyia · Amara similata · Poecilus cupreus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Geomyza tripunctata +27
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025 Amara similata Amara similata Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata2025 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Small Toadflax
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Lauxaniidae Lauxaniidae2025
Lauxaniidae Lauxaniidae2025
Lachnus roboris Lachnus roboris2025
Lachnus roboris Lachnus roboris2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ribautiana Ribautiana2025
Ribautiana Ribautiana2025
Psammotettix Psammotettix2025
Psammotettix Psammotettix2025
Ribautiana ulmi Ribautiana ulmi2025
Ribautiana ulmi Ribautiana ulmi2025
Geomyza combinata agg. Geomyza combinata agg.2025
Geomyza combinata agg. Geomyza combinata agg.2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Ceratapion Ceratapion2025
Ceratapion Ceratapion2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Bradycellus Bradycellus2025
Bradycellus Bradycellus2025
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Calliopum Calliopum2025
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