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Places › England › Eastern › East Hertfordshire Getting here
51.85336, -0.08319
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Lords-and-Ladies +55 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Lords-and-Ladies +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 "Town to Country No 2" Walking route ▾
Circular Walk Walking route ▾
The Avenue public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Path type: service
Show on map Bottom Drive public footpath · 341 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 341 m Path type: service
Show on map The Avenue public footpath · 123 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 123 m Path type: service
Show on map 17 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 78 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 78 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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 N/A Cycling route 96 m ▾
Named route Length 96 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 808 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 808 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 444 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 444 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,471 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,471 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon +45
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Polecat
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Marmalade Hoverfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · 2-spot Ladybird +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 14-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Thale Cress · Himalayan Balsam · Traveller's-joy · Pendulous Sedge +8
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2023 Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2023 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,471 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon +45
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Polecat
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Marmalade Hoverfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · 2-spot Ladybird +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 14-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Thale Cress · Himalayan Balsam · Traveller's-joy · Pendulous Sedge +8
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2023 Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2023 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa2023
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022 2023
2023
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2022
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2022
Ramsons Allium ursinum2022
Ramsons Allium ursinum2022
Mistletoe Viscum album2022
Mistletoe Viscum album2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Primrose Primula vulgaris2022
Primrose Primula vulgaris2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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