Wain Wood
✦ Ancient woodland21 ha
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🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
51.91496, -0.28559
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 130m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 130m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 7 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 10 o'clock on clockface)
Named routeLocal walking route
STOOP Link Path 6 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 9 o'clock on clockface)
Named routeLocal walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tatmorehills Lanebridleway · 744 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 744 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Tatmorehills Lanebridleway · 202 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 202 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
18,264 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,264 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black Redstart · Blackbird · Goldcrest +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +22
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Broad-bodied Chaser
🌿Plants22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Pasqueflower · Toothwort · Swine-cress · Wood Speedwell · Grey Poplar +17
- PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
- Balkan Spurge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,264 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black Redstart · Blackbird · Goldcrest +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +22
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Broad-bodied Chaser
🌿Plants22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Pasqueflower · Toothwort · Swine-cress · Wood Speedwell · Grey Poplar +17
- PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
- Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
- Balkan Spurge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa2025
Libellula depressa2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Black ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusField Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2025Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus2025Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus2025Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025Orange Bordered Oak-cutterPericlista pubescens2025Orange Bordered Oak-cutterPericlista pubescens2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Euphorbia oblongata
Euphorbia oblongata
ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCape-pondweedAponogeton distachyos2024Cape-pondweedAponogeton distachyos2024Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024OrobancheOrobanche2024OrobancheOrobanche2024Common DuckweedLemna minor2024Common DuckweedLemna minor2024Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativum2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024