On this page we list some great places to visit in Hertfordshire to see wildlife this month. The articles below give details of the wildlife seen on specific dates with photographs and access information.
King's Meads Nature Reserve, near Ware
Best visited in April.
King's Meads is the largest area of grazed riverside flood meadow in Hertfordshire. Steve Chilton visited on 27 May 2009 and photographed some of the lovely spring flowers, including this Crosswort. King's Meads is also one of the top sites for dragonflies in the County.
Templewood Vale, Welwyn Garden City for Cowslips
Best visited in April.
Car parking in Monkswood or at Shoplands off Knightsfield, or walk through Sherrardspark Wood and enjoy the Bluebells too.
Cowslips can be seen on many roadside verges and field margins too.
Hitch Wood, near Hitchin for bluebells
Best visited in April.
Bluebells are in bloom in late April/early May at Hitch Wood. The waymarked Bluebell Walk starts at the car park on the B651 south of Hichin [TL198239]. The walk winds through the woods and there are several benches where you can relax and admire the sheets of bluebells under the oak trees.
Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City for Bluebells
Best visited in April.
The main area of bluebells is in the northern part of the woods. Car park in Rectory Road (off the B197 opposite the Red Lion) [228142] or Pentley Park near Templewood School [235142]. Access at all times, good network of paths and seats. Woodland with mature oaks and lots of birds too.
Hoddesdon Park Wood for Wood Anemones
Best visited in April.
One of Hertfordshire's most beautiful woods, resplendent with a green and white carpets of Wood Anemones in mid-April.
Enter the wood along Ermine Street, off road parking at Goose Green to the north (TL347087) or Danemead to the south (TL347077).
The wood is owned by the Woodland Trust and has a good network of paths.
Note there are no Bluebells in Hoddesdon Park wood.