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.
Hexton Chalk Pit
Best visited in June.
Once an active chalk quarry, this small reserve near Hitchin is now full of chalk grassland herbs and grasses. It is a peaceful spot with fine views across the border into Bedfordshire. Steve Chilton visited on 23 June 2009 and photographed this lovely bank of Sanfoin.
Steps Hill, Ivinghoe Beacon and Incombe Hole
Best visited in June.
Although slightly beyond the western edge of Hertfordshire, it doesn?t matter where you choose to walk from the main car park at Steps Hill, the views will always be spectacular and birds, butterflies, flowers and other wildlife are plentiful and varied. When Steve Chilton visited on 14 June 2009 he found four species of orchid in full bloom, Fragrant (photograph), Common Spotted, Pyramidal and Common Twayblade, plus masses of other flowers of chalk grassland, butterflies and birds. Tring Reservoirs and the woodlands at Ashridge are nearby in Hertfordshire.