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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 182 ha
Getting here
51.85014, -0.08911
Open directionsv Woodhall Park is a Grade I listed country house near Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, England. The 18th century neo-classical building is set in a walled park in the Beane valley. It has been the home of Heath Mount School since the 1930s.
Read more on Wikipedia → School building Grade II* listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swift ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swift ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Swift, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: WOODHALL PARK (HEATH MOUNT SCHOOL); Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Swift, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +128 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lords-and-Ladies, Bluebell +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 63 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map STOOP Link Path 4 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path Link Walking route ▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 6 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Circular Walk "Town to Country No 2" Walking route ▾
Southend Drive public footpath · 763 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 763 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Southend Drive public footpath · 150 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 150 m Path type: service
Show on map Bottom Drive public footpath · 217 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 217 m Path type: service
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Main Route Cycling route 78 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 78 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 45 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 96 m ▾
Named route Length 96 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 808 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 808 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 61 Length 164 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sacombe Park bridleway · 406 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 406 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Sacombe Park bridleway · 676 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 676 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Sacombe Park bridleway · 182 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 182 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Photos Watton-at-Stone: The Cuts in Woodhall Park (1)
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Wildlife to spot
3,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swift · Carrion Crow +42
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Polecat
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Thale Cress · Greater Periwinkle · Himalayan Balsam · Blackthorn +15
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2023 Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2023 Great Mullein Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swift · Carrion Crow +42
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Polecat
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Thale Cress · Greater Periwinkle · Himalayan Balsam · Blackthorn +15
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2023 Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2023 Great Mullein Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa2023
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa2023 Verbascum thapsus2023
Verbascum thapsus2023
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2023
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis2023
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis2023
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2023
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloides Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloides2023
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloides Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. amygdaloides2023
Pignut Conopodium majus2023
Pignut Conopodium majus2023
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2023
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2023
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2023
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2023
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2023
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Primrose Primula vulgaris2023
Primrose Primula vulgaris2023
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2023
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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