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Hillmead Nature Park

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 361m away — 16 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 361m away — 16 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Grass Vetchling, Common Smoothcap, Ramsons +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Grass Vetchling, Common Smoothcap, Ramsons +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Hogweed

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

25 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

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

LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Belmont TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef MLocal cycle route

LCN 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

LCN+ link 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

LCN 49Cycling route

Pinner - Harrow - Kingsbury - Brent Cross

Named routeRef 49Local cycle route

LCN 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Whomsoever Lanebridleway · 353 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 353 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

25,630 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,630 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Red Kite · Great Tit · Mallard · Robin +89

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2024
Common TernSterna hirundo
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common GullLarus canus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RavenCorvus corax
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RedshankTringa totanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
CuckooCuculus canorus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2024
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Muntjac · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Ringlet · Brown Hawker +32

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi2025
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2025
Eutrichapion viciaeEutrichapion viciae2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024

🌿

Plants20 species

spring

2025

Grass Vetchling · Common Smoothcap · Ramsons · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh-marigold +15

Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2024
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,630 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Red Kite · Great Tit · Mallard · Robin +89

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2024
Common TernSterna hirundo
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common GullLarus canus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RavenCorvus corax
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RedshankTringa totanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
CuckooCuculus canorus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2024
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Muntjac · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Ringlet · Brown Hawker +32

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi2025
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2025
Eutrichapion viciaeEutrichapion viciae2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024

🌿

Plants20 species

spring

2025

Grass Vetchling · Common Smoothcap · Ramsons · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh-marigold +15

Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2024
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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