West Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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51.98480, -0.04975
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Lizard Orchid, Adder's-tongue +2 more · last seen 2024
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🦋 Insect spotting
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Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +87 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +87 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking 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 Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
recreational cycle route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Public Footpath, just west of Buckland, Herts.
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7,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,460 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Blue Tit · Linnet +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Common Gull Larus canus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hobby Falco subbuteo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Comma +10
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Comma Polygonia c-album Peacock Aglais io Green-veined White Pieris napi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,460 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Blue Tit · Linnet +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Common Gull Larus canus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hobby Falco subbuteo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Comma +10
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Comma Polygonia c-album Peacock Aglais io Green-veined White Pieris napi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marbled White
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Melanargia galathea
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Three-lined Soldier Oxycera trilineata
Three-lined Soldier Oxycera trilineata 