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51.94079, -0.16268
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy Broomrape, Giant Butterbur, Common Pincushion +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy Broomrape, Giant Butterbur, Common Pincushion +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Dwarf Elder, Hazel, Bramble +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 16 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 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 Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map recreational cycle route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 410 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 410 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 64 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 64 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface concrete
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Halls Green Lane bridleway · 676 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 676 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
13,802 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,802 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Box Tree Moth · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Rosemary Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +24
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Giant Butterbur · Common Pincushion · Herb-Robert · Creeping Cinquefoil · Dwarf Elder +16
Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025 Dwarf Elder Sambucus ebulus2023 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,802 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Box Tree Moth · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana · Rosemary Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +24
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Giant Butterbur · Common Pincushion · Herb-Robert · Creeping Cinquefoil · Dwarf Elder +16
Giant Butterbur Petasites japonicus Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025 Dwarf Elder Sambucus ebulus2023 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot Ladybird
16-spot Ladybird
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2024
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2023
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2023
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2023
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2023
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2023
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2023
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi2023
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi Hesperocorixa sahlbergi2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2023
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2022
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2022
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2021
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2021 2023
2023
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2022
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2022
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2022
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2022
Hazel Corylus avellana2022
Hazel Corylus avellana2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2022
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022
Field Maple Acer campestre2022
Field Maple Acer campestre2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2022
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2022
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2022
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2022
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2022
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2022
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2022
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2022
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2022
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2022
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata2022
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata2022 