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Attenborough's Fields

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.64154, -0.37171

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Greenfinch +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Greenfinch +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Speedwell, Ramsons, Grass Vetchling +124 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Speedwell, Ramsons, Grass Vetchling +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Xylota segnis, Green Shieldbug +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Xylota segnis, Green Shieldbug +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
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 Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Shenley Walk 3Walking route
Named routeRef 3Local walking route
Hensby Mewspublic footpath · 119 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 119 mPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Belmont TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN+ link 87Cycling route
Named routeRef 87Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
Stanmore to the Thames Cycle RouteCycling route
Named route
Jubilee Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef JLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Merry Hill Greenwaybridleway · 224 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 224 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Merry Hill Greenwaybridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: bridleway
Merry Hill Greenwaybridleway · 109 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 109 mPath type: bridleway
Merry Hill Greenwaybridleway · 387 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 387 mSurface pebblestonePath type: bridleway
Merry Hill Greenwaybridleway · 45 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 45 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Haydon Hill House and gardens

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Haydon Hill House and gardens

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