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51.89050, -0.19919
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🐕 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Green Shieldbug +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Green Shieldbug +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Heath Star Moss, Hairy St John's-wort, Sainfoin +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heath Star Moss, Hairy St John's-wort, Sainfoin +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map 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 STOOP Link Path 1 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 2 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Monkswood Lane public footpath · 120 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 120 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Recreational Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 53 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 53 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 769 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 769 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
50,096 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,096 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025 Heath Star Moss
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,096 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Sallow Pea-galler +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025 Heath Star Moss
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 