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Places › England › Eastern › Welwyn Hatfield Getting here
51.73598, -0.23865
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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 🅿️ Hatfield Park and Ride 330m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Hatfield Park and Ride 330m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Dock Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Dock Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point 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 WGC100 Centenary Walk Walking route 20.2 km ▾
Created for Welwyn Garden City's 100th anniversary, a circular walk around the whole town
Named route Length 20.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 4 mile walk Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 1 mile walk Walking route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dellsome Lane public footpath · 243 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 243 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN12 proposed rerouting Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Shenley Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map St Albans Green Ring Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 NCN12 Proposed alternative route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Restricted Byway North Mymms 22 restricted byway · 197 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 197 m Surface ground Path type: path
Show on map Photos Tollgate Farm, Colney Heath
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Wildlife to spot
27,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Jackdaw · Magpie +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Sphaerophoria scripta · Marmalade Hoverfly · 24-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Jackdaw · Magpie +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Sphaerophoria scripta · Marmalade Hoverfly · 24-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus
Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus
Strophosoma nebulosum Strophosoma nebulosum
Strophosoma nebulosum Strophosoma nebulosum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 