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BENTLEY PRIORY

102 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome102 ha

Getting here

51.62311, -0.33171

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Smoothcap, Heath-grass, Black Horehound +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Heath-grass, Black Horehound +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route

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

Named routeLocal walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 45Cycling route
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Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
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LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route
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LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

LOOP, Bentley Priory Nature Reserve

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

LOOP, Bentley Priory Nature Reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Canons ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Aldenham Country ParkUrban park3 km→🌱King George V Memorial GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Canons ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Edgwarebury ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦ALDENHAM HOUSEHistoric site3.8 km→

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