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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 87 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Hertsmere Getting here
51.63798, -0.29568
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Stanmore Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Watling Chase Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New Road public footpath · 104 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 104 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shenley Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 Local cycle route
Show on map Wembley to Harrow Weald Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Belmont Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Edgwarebury Lane restricted byway · 416 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 416 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Edgwarebury Lane restricted byway · 81 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 81 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
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14,672 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,672 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Gadwall · Great Crested Grebe +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · Green-veined White +18
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Small White Pieris rapae Heath-grass · White Dead-nettle · Annual Meadow-grass · Red Dead-nettle · Hogweed +16
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,672 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Gadwall · Great Crested Grebe +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · Green-veined White +18
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Small White Pieris rapae Heath-grass · White Dead-nettle · Annual Meadow-grass · Red Dead-nettle · Hogweed +16
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Polistichus connexus Polistichus connexus
Polistichus connexus Polistichus connexus
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024 2024
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Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus2024
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus2024
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2024
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2024
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2024
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2024
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2024
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024 