The Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 28 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
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51.71555, -0.48045
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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, Blue Tit, Magpie +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wych Elm, Enchanter's-nightshade, Forked Veilwort +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +122 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +122 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Red Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blue Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 11 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 Harding Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Harding Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 235 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 235 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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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15,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Pine Ladybird · Tetratoma fungorum +31
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wych Elm · Enchanter's-nightshade · Forked Veilwort
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Red Fox
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Pine Ladybird · Tetratoma fungorum +31
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wych Elm · Enchanter's-nightshade · Forked Veilwort
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2025
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2025
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2025
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2025
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2024
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus2024
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii2024
Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2024
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2024 