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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 116 ha
Getting here
51.67611, -0.19784
Open directionsv Wrotham Park is a neo-Palladian English country house in the parish of South Mimms, Hertfordshire. It lies south of the town of Potters Bar and 12. 2 miles (19.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade II* listed building c. 1754
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 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, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
LOOP link to Cockfosters Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map Shenley Route 5 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local walking route
Show on map Shenley Walk 4 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 16 unsigned alternative) Walking route ▾
Alternative route avoiding the opening road walking
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map White House Road public footpath · 14 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 14 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Laurel Lodge Lane public footpath · 305 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 305 m Surface earth Path type: footway
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Shenley Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN12 Proposed extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN12 Proposed alternative route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,032 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird +8
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Pyramidal Orchid · Giant Hogweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,032 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird +8
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Pyramidal Orchid · Giant Hogweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Nebria Nebria2024
Nebria Nebria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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