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Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement

55 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome55 ha

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51.74825, -0.37611

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Coot +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Coot +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Ver Valley Walk 5Walking route

The Three Burys Walk

Named routeRef Ver5Local walking route

Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route

River Ver TrailWalking route

17 mile footpath along the River Ver

Named routeRegional walking route

Nickey LineWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

84 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Verulamium Park Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

St Albans Green RingCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

35,701 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,701 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Coot · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon +47

CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
TealAnas crecca2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

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Mammals4 species

springwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,701 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Coot · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon +47

CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
TealAnas crecca2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Roman VerulamiumHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Verulamium ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦Verulamium, site ofHistoric site1.3 km→✦BasillicaHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Grebe House Wildlife GardenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Greenwood ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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