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WALL HALL

68 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome68 ha

Getting here

51.68125, -0.36002

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jackdaw
✦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

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jackdaw
✦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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Violet Helleborine +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Violet Helleborine +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Ringlet +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Ringlet +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Hazel, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 49 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Ver Valley Walk 7Walking route

The Watermeadow Walk

Named routeRef Ver 7Local walking route

Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route

The Confluence Walk

Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route

Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shenley Route 5Walking route

Named routeRef 5Local walking route

Wall Hall Drivepublic footpath · 223 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 223 mPath type: unclassified

Wall Hall Drivepublic footpath · 168 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mPath type: residential

Wall Hall Drivepublic footpath · 20 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local 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

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route28 m

Named routeLength 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route105 m

Named routeRef 6Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

27 public paths nearby

Public paths

Otterspool Lanebridleway · 64 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mPath type: unclassified

Otterspool Lanebridleway · 29 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mPath type: unclassified

Otterspool Lanebridleway · 195 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mPath type: service

Otterspool Lanebridleway · 375 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 375 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Otterspool Lanebridleway · 597 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 597 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

17,487 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,487 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +44

JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Feral Cat · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Feral CatFelis catus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects22 species

autumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Hairy Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Phloiophilus edwardsii +17

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,487 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +44

JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Feral Cat · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Feral CatFelis catus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects22 species

autumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · Cicadella viridis · Hairy Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Phloiophilus edwardsii +17

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway running NW from Wall Hall

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