The Geoff Banks-Smith Cricket Ground ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
51.92318, -0.38018
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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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Giant Hogweed, Common Amaranth +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Harlequin Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Harlequin Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Former Chiltern Way Walking route ▾
Former route of Chiltern Way, removed in March 2023. Left in mapping for information, especially if people are using old guidebooks
Named route Ref CWex Local 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 Tatmore Hills Loop Walking route ▾
Starting from the Red Lion Pub, a walk of approximately 4.8km/3m and 1 hour long
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 35 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 Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 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 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 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Baulk bridleway · 368 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 368 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map The Baulk bridleway · 104 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 104 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map The Baulk bridleway · 152 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 152 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Robin +49
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Siskin Spinus spinus Rock Dove Columba livia Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Raven Corvus corax Common Gull Larus canus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Hornet Hoverfly +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Amaranth · White Dead-nettle · Welted Thistle · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Hedge Woundwort +4
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus White Dead-nettle Lamium album Welted Thistle Carduus crispus Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Traveller's-joy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Robin +49
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Siskin Spinus spinus Rock Dove Columba livia Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Raven Corvus corax Common Gull Larus canus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Hornet Hoverfly +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Amaranth · White Dead-nettle · Welted Thistle · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Hedge Woundwort +4
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus White Dead-nettle Lamium album Welted Thistle Carduus crispus Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Traveller's-joy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Clematis vitalba
Clematis vitalba
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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