Clitterhouse Playing Fields 37 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
Places › England › London › Barnet Getting here
51.56935, -0.21537
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 ☕ Our Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Our Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
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
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
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Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring (Section 12) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hendon Central underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Show on map LCN 85 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (85) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 40 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 49 Cycling route ▾
Pinner - Harrow - Kingsbury - Brent Cross
Named route Ref 49 Local cycle route
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12,635 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +28
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Lesser Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Helophilus pendulus +12
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +28
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Lesser Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Helophilus pendulus +12
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2025
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025 