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Heriot's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland52 ha

📷 Cathy Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

51.62246, -0.33034

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Heath-grass, Black Horehound +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 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

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Celandine RouteWalking route
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LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route
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Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube stationWalking route
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 45Cycling route
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Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
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LCN 88Cycling route
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Summerhouse Lake, Stanmore

📷 Cathy Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Summerhouse Lake, Stanmore

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Canons ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Aldenham Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱King George V Memorial GardenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Canons ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Edgwarebury ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦ALDENHAM HOUSEHistoric site3.9 km→

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