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Harrow School Golf Course

2 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.57000, -0.33246

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 407m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 407m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hoverfly, Hornet Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hoverfly, Hornet Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Celandine RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Greenford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN+ link 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN+ link 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 40Cycling route

Named routeRef 40Local cycle route

LCN 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

50,029 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

50,029 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +12

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Box Bug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Hoverfly +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
HoverflySyrphidae
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Green Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

50,029 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +12

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Box Bug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Hoverfly +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
HoverflySyrphidae
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Green Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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