Russell's Wood - Woodland plantation
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🥾Hiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.88011, -0.09564
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Hertfordshire Chain Walk
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 2 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 3 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
STOOP Link Path 3 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 4 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
Great Ashby Woodland WalkWalking route▾
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
STOOP Link Path 4 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route▾
A link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 6 o'clock on clockface)
Named route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Felled dead tree by Larkin's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
8,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,287 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Skylark · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · 2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,287 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Skylark · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Drepanosiphum platanoidis · 2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufa7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaEvents & activities nearby
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