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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Verrucaria nigrescens, Clathroporinopsis nidarosiensis, Flavoplaca limonia +99 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Verrucaria nigrescens, Clathroporinopsis nidarosiensis, Flavoplaca limonia +99 more · last seen 2013
Varies
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lime, Mistletoe, Broad-leaved Dock +115 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lime, Mistletoe, Broad-leaved Dock +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional 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 Paddy's Way public footpath · 217 m ▾
Named after Patrick Findlay. A memorial to him is nearby
Public path public footpath Length 217 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Length 224 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
907 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 907 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
House Martin · Carrion Crow · Swift · Woodpigeon · Whitethroat +17
House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Water Vole · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Painted Lady · Red Admiral +37
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Field Maple · Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Thistle · Ash · Hawthorn +20
Field Maple Acer campestre Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 907 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
House Martin · Carrion Crow · Swift · Woodpigeon · Whitethroat +17
House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Water Vole · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Painted Lady · Red Admiral +37
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Field Maple · Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Thistle · Ash · Hawthorn +20
Field Maple Acer campestre Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2024
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2021
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2021
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2019
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2019
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2019
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2019
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2019
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2019
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2019
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2019
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2019
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria2019
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2018
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2018
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2018
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2018
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album2018
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album2018
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018 2019
2019
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina2023
Purple Toothwort Lathraea clandestina2023
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2021
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2021
Cowslip Primula veris2021
Cowslip Primula veris2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021 