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Clitterhouse Playing Fields

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.56940, -0.21530

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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
  • ⚽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
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Western Honey Bee +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Western Honey Bee +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

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Brent River Park footpathWalking route
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Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
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Capital Ring (Section 11)Walking route
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Capital Ring (Section 12)Walking route
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Capital Ring link to Hendon Central underground stationWalking route
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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LCN 85 linkCycling route
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LCN 40Cycling route
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LCN 49Cycling route

Pinner - Harrow - Kingsbury - Brent Cross

Named routeRef 49Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The entrance to Clitterhouse Playing Fields

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The entrance to Clitterhouse Playing Fields

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Nearby places

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🌱Queens ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Highgate WoodUrban park4.8 km→🌱Claremont ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Golders Hill ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Golders Hill ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Hampstead CemeteryUrban park1.9 km→

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