Heriot's Wood - Grassland
1 ha
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.62068, -0.33407
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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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km26 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
Celandine RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube stationWalking route▾
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60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 45Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 45Local cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route▾
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LCN 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route▾
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LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
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PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaYellow 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