Stony Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.60917, -0.35405
Open directionsv
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km25 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
57 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 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
21,578 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,578 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +28
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Common Carder Bee · Meadow Grasshopper +6
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii · Lady's Bedstraw · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Ragwort · Sweet Vernal-grass +67
- Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsiiCardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,578 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +28
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Common Carder Bee · Meadow Grasshopper +6
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii · Lady's Bedstraw · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Ragwort · Sweet Vernal-grass +67
- Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsiiCardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa
Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHedge Woundwort
Hedge Woundwort
Stachys sylvatica
Stachys sylvatica
YewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataViola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavaricaViola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavaricaViola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavaricaViola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavaricaGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indicaYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indicaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWild PearPyrus pyrasterWild PearPyrus pyraster