Upper Stonyhills Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Carrion Crow 🌿 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
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Carrion Crow 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Stinking Hellebore, Bluebell, Ploughman's-spikenard +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Calamint, Ramsons, Hawkweed Oxtongue +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Circular Walk Walking route ▾
STOOP - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Walking route ▾
A 27 mile circular walking route around Stevenage
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Southend Drive public footpath · 65 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 65 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Southend Drive public footpath · 344 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 344 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 101 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 101 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 78 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 78 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 284 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 284 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 45 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gypsy Lane byway open to all traffic · 1.1 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.1 km Surface ground 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.
Photos Path at the edge of Upper Stonyhills Wood
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Wildlife to spot
30,014 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,014 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 🐝 Insects 45 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Speckled Wood +40
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Comma Stinking Hellebore · Wild Clary · Greater Periwinkle · Himalayan Balsam · Common Calamint +13
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens2024 Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,014 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 🐝 Insects 45 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Speckled Wood +40
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Comma Stinking Hellebore · Wild Clary · Greater Periwinkle · Himalayan Balsam · Common Calamint +13
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens2024 Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polygonia c-album2024
Polygonia c-album2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2024
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2024
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2024
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2024
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2024
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2024
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2024
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2024
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2024
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2024
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2024
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2024
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2024
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2024
Microplontus campestris Microplontus campestris2024
Microplontus campestris Microplontus campestris2024
Anaceratagallia Anaceratagallia2024
Anaceratagallia Anaceratagallia2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Chrysolina hyperici Chrysolina hyperici2024
Chrysolina hyperici Chrysolina hyperici2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi2024
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi2024
Zyginidia scutellaris Zyginidia scutellaris2024
Zyginidia scutellaris Zyginidia scutellaris2024
Idiocerus lituratus Idiocerus lituratus2024
Idiocerus lituratus Idiocerus lituratus2024
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2024
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2024
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni2024
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei2024
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2024
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2024
Balm Melissa officinalis2024
Balm Melissa officinalis2024
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris2024
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris2024
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2024
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2024
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2024
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2024
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2024
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale2024
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Hoary Cinquefoil Potentilla argentea2024
Hoary Cinquefoil Potentilla argentea2024 