Wet Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
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51.79251, -0.26747
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🐕 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
🐦 85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Stitchwort, Common Vetch, Winter-cress +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Ditropis pteridis, Speckled Bush-cricket +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Ditropis pteridis, Speckled Bush-cricket +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ver Valley Walk 7 Walking route ▾
The Watermeadow Walk
Named route Ref Ver 7 Local walking route
Show on map Watling Chase Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Circle Walking route 4.3 km ▾
Walk over the River Lea and gaze across its valley. One of the main rivers in Hertfordshire, it rises as a chalk stream – one of only 200 or so in the world.
Named route Length 4.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Devil's Dyke & Nomansland Walking route 4.6 km ▾
Walk through the impressive Devil's Dyke, an ancient defensive earthworks from Celtic times. Stroll though the beautiful meadows of the Marshalls Heath nature reserve and the pretty woodlands bordering Nomansland Common.
Named route Length 4.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Romans & Nomansland Walking route 7.8 km ▾
Walk along ancient thoroughfares created by Romans and Saxons. Stroll through the picturesque and historic hamlets of Coleman Green, Cromer Hyde and Nomansland and finally enjoy stunning views across Wheathampstead and beyond.
Named route Length 7.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map St Albans Green Ring Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
17,367 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Skylark +50
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Teal Anas crecca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Snipe Gallinago gallinago Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Barn Owl Tyto alba Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Feral Sheep
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Feral Sheep Ovis aries 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Triplax aenea · Leistus rufomarginatus · Notiophilus biguttatus · Tetratoma fungorum · Trioza remota +11
Triplax aenea Triplax aenea Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum Trioza remota Trioza remota Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Greater Stitchwort
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Skylark +50
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Teal Anas crecca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Snipe Gallinago gallinago Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Barn Owl Tyto alba Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Feral Sheep
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Feral Sheep Ovis aries 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Triplax aenea · Leistus rufomarginatus · Notiophilus biguttatus · Tetratoma fungorum · Trioza remota +11
Triplax aenea Triplax aenea Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum Trioza remota Trioza remota Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Greater Stitchwort
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar
Eupteryx filicum Eupteryx filicum
Eupteryx filicum Eupteryx filicum
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Arboridia ribauti Arboridia ribauti2025
Arboridia ribauti Arboridia ribauti2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Linnavuoriana sexmaculata Linnavuoriana sexmaculata2025
Linnavuoriana sexmaculata Linnavuoriana sexmaculata2025 