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Allum Lane Cemetery

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Great Willowherb +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Great Willowherb +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Elder +4 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route

Short walk. Orange waymarking http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf

Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Allum Lanepublic footpath · 66 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface asphaltPath type: secondary
New Roadpublic footpath · 104 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Belmont TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The entrance to Allum Lane Cemetery, Elstree

The entrance to Allum Lane Cemetery, Elstree

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