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Places › England › Eastern › Stevenage Getting here
51.90316, -0.19805
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Geek Retreat — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Geek Retreat — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map recreational cycle route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 769 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 769 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Pond in Town Centre Gardens, Stevenage
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Wildlife to spot
61,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 61,521 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Muntjac · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Bee-fly · Dock Bug · Orange Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Helophilus pendulus Heath Star Moss
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 61,521 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Muntjac · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Bee-fly · Dock Bug · Orange Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Helophilus pendulus Heath Star Moss
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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