Aspire Leisure Centre 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › London › Harrow Getting here
51.63022, -0.31340
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harrow Weald Common Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Short walk. Orange waymarking
http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Celandine Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Stanmore Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shenley Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref M Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map Wembley to Harrow Weald Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Mallard · Gadwall +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Notiophilus biguttatus · 22-spot Ladybird +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025 Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025 Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025 22-spot Ladybird Ivy · Hard Rush · Hedge Woundwort · Brooklime · Creeping Bent +53
Ivy Hedera helix Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Cleavers Galium aparine Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Mallard · Gadwall +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Notiophilus biguttatus · 22-spot Ladybird +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025 Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025 Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025 22-spot Ladybird Ivy · Hard Rush · Hedge Woundwort · Brooklime · Creeping Bent +53
Ivy Hedera helix Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Cleavers Galium aparine Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2025
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii
Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Viola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavarica Viola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavarica
Viola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavarica Viola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavarica
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea
Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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