Tichney Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Hertfordshire Getting here
51.98758, -0.06947
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐕 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
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +64 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 — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +93 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +93 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Greater Stitchwort, Early-purple Orchid +18 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Weston Golden Jubilee Walk Walking route ▾
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Lane byway open to all traffic · 746 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 746 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
5,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,689 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blue Tit +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Blue Shieldbug +29
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Adder's-tongue · Early Marsh-orchid
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,689 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blue Tit +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Blue Shieldbug +29
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Adder's-tongue · Early Marsh-orchid
Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Three-lined Soldier Oxycera trilineata
Three-lined Soldier Oxycera trilineata
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra
Muellerianella Muellerianella
Muellerianella Muellerianella
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Capsus ater Capsus ater
Capsus ater Capsus ater
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 