Paid entryDogs welcome143 ha
Getting here
51.66582, -0.21642
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⛳Golf 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
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km31 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route▾
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shenley Route 5Walking route▾
Named routeRef 5Local walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Local cycle route
LCN 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
26,052 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,052 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- CootFulica atra2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +30
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,052 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- CootFulica atra2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +30
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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