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Sandpit Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.61898, -0.38011

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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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Proyer's PathCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Belmont TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 45Cycling route
Named routeRef 45Local cycle route
LCN+ link 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
LCN+ link 87Cycling route
Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The West Coast Main line seen from Little Oxhey Lane

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The West Coast Main line seen from Little Oxhey Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Oxhey ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Harrow Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hatch End Riverside ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Oxhey ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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