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Edgwarebury Park

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.62613, -0.28249

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 115m away — 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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Great Willowherb +76 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Great Willowherb +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

22 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

LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route

Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route

LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal 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 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

LCN+ link 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,731 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,731 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2026

Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +33

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2026

Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · Green-veined White +17

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
PeacockAglais io2024

🌿

Plants21 species

winter

2025

Heath-grass · Red Dead-nettle · Hogweed · Petty Spurge · Pineappleweed +16

Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2024
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,731 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2026

Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +33

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2026

Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · Green-veined White +17

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
PeacockAglais io2024

🌿

Plants21 species

winter

2025

Heath-grass · Red Dead-nettle · Hogweed · Petty Spurge · Pineappleweed +16

Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2024
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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