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Fir and Pond Woods Nature Reserve

Fir and Pond Woods

A diverse woodland reserve that features a meadow dotted with ancient ant hills and a medieval fish pond.

  • Ancient trees
  • Birdwatching
  • Butterflies
  • Fungi
  • Wildflowers
Fox Covert Nature Reserve

Fox Covert

A small beech woodland set within the wider Therfield Heath landscape, this reserve attracts a variety of bird species.

  • Birdwatching
Frogmore Meadows

Frogmore Meadows

A rare lowland meadow rich in wildflowers, set in the beautiful Chess Valley.

  • Butterflies
  • Wildflowers
Gobions Wood (c) Josh Kubale

Gobions Wood

A fantastic woodland for bluebells and wood anemones in the spring, and diverse fungi in the autumn.

  • A family day out
  • A romantic stroll
  • Birdwatching
  • Bluebells
  • Spring flowers
Hawkins Wood Nature Reserve

Hawkins Wood

An ancient woodland which provides good opportunities to see bluebells in the spring.

  • A romantic stroll
  • Bluebells
  • Getting away from it all
Hertfordshire Heath

Hertford Heath

One of a very few patches of surviving heathland in Hertfordshire which supports a special mix of wildlife.

  • Blooming heather
  • Wildflowers
Hexton Chalk Pit Nature Reserve

Hexton Chalk Pit

A small chalk grassland reserve on the scarp slope of the north-east Chilterns with wonderful views of the surrounding landscape.

  • Butterflies
  • Wildflowers
Hilfield Park Reservoir

Hilfield Park Reservoir

** Please note that due to the outbreak of Covid-19, this reserve remains closed for the time being **

This large expanse of water is a valuable refuge for waterfowl, including blacknecked…

  • Birdwatching
Hobbyhorse Wood Nature Reserve

Hobbyhorse Wood

Hobbyhorse Wood is a mixed woodland – ancient woodland has been replanted with mixed species, mainly beech, hornbeam and oak with some conifers.

  • Spring flowers
Hunsdon and Eastwick Meads

Hunsdon and Eastwick Meads

Hunsdon and Eastwick Meads are two of the finest surviving wetland meadows in Hertfordshire, managed in the same way for hundreds of years, where orchids and wildflowers thrive.

  • Butterflies
  • Getting away from it all
  • Spring flowers
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The Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust Limited (Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust), a registered charity in England and Wales (239863). A company incorporated and registered in England and Wales (company number 816710). Registered address Grebe House, St. Michael's Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4SN.