Whitegate Plantation 31 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Uttlesford Getting here
51.85188, 0.20558
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hatfield Forest Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 2.7 km ▾
Circular walk around the lake and then through the forest. Paths can get muddy after wet weather. Dogs welcome, please keep dogs on lead near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local 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 Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capability Brown Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 3 km ▾
Circular trail explores the Georgian highlights of Hatfield Forest and influences of architect Capability Brown. Mostly level ground, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 3 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Stort Valley Way Walking route ▾
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 218 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 218 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 35 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Leaper's Lane restricted byway · 354 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 354 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map The Street restricted byway · 205 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 205 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
39,288 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,288 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Speckled Wood · Small White · Meadow Brown · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Large White +17
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,288 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 Speckled Wood · Small White · Meadow Brown · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Large White +17
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cerylon histeroides Cerylon histeroides
Cerylon histeroides Cerylon histeroides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Square-spot Deerfly Chrysops viduatus
Square-spot Deerfly Chrysops viduatus
Mydaea corni Mydaea corni
Mydaea corni Mydaea corni
Hyledelphax elegantula Hyledelphax elegantula
Hyledelphax elegantula Hyledelphax elegantula
Aeolothrips albicinctus Aeolothrips albicinctus
Aeolothrips albicinctus Aeolothrips albicinctus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Red Ant Myrmica rubra
Red Ant Myrmica rubra
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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