Chandos Recreation Ground 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › London › Harrow Getting here
51.60535, -0.28322
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
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
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harrow Weald Common Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Short walk. Orange waymarking
http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Stanmore Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Proyer's Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Belmont Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN+ link 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN+ link 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
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9,869 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Wren · Great Tit +29
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Red Fox
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 22-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird +32
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Giant Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Wren · Great Tit +29
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Red Fox
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 22-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird +32
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Giant Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roeseliana roeselii2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Demetrias imperialis Demetrias imperialis
Demetrias imperialis Demetrias imperialis
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2024
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2024 