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Chandos Recreation Ground

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Box Tree Moth, 22-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Box Tree Moth, 22-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Tiered Tooth · last seen 2021; Fungi — Tiered Tooth · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

23 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
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal 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
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
LCN+ link 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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