This website aims to summarise wildlife observations and to provide identification tools for the part of Bayfordbury owned and managed by the
University of Hertfordshire. Only a selection of species is covered now, but more to come. For the official UH website, please, visit
https://www.herts.ac.uk/bayfordbury.
April 2022
Habitats
Bayfordbury has a variety of habitats including amenity grasslands, semi-natural woodlands, conifer woodland
(The Pinetum), rough grasslands, ponds, an ornamental lake, scrub and hedgerows.
Rough Hills grasslands, a patch of grassland near the glasshouses, Hook’s Grove, Sailor’s Grove and the Lake are Local Wildlife Sites. The Pinetum has a status of a Local Ecosite. There is also a collection of Crab apples and ornamental trees.