Harrow Weald Recreation Ground
12 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.60671, -0.34277
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Gino's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Gino's 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
🦉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, Carrion Crow, Starling +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Canadian Fleabane, Wood Avens, Daisy +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Canadian Fleabane, Wood Avens, Daisy +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km25 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
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 45Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 45Local cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,287 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull · House Sparrow +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Slow-worm
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Carder Bee · Southern Green Shieldbug · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper +11
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii · Lady's Bedstraw · Ivy · Hard Rush · Pignut +89
- Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsiiCardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- IvyHedera helix
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- PignutConopodium majus
- Wood MelickMelica uniflora
- Brooklime
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,287 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull · House Sparrow +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Slow-worm
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Carder Bee · Southern Green Shieldbug · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper +11
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii · Lady's Bedstraw · Ivy · Hard Rush · Pignut +89
- Cardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsiiCardamine flexuosa x pratensis = C. x fringsii
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- IvyHedera helix
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- PignutConopodium majus
- Wood MelickMelica uniflora
- Brooklime
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusSnail HunterCychrus caraboidesSnail HunterCychrus caraboidesVeronica beccabunga
Veronica beccabunga
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indicaYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indicaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWild PearPyrus pyrasterWild PearPyrus pyrasterCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataViola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavaricaViola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavaricaViola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavaricaViola reichenbachiana x riviniana = V. x bavaricaGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaEvents & activities nearby
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