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Hillmead Nature Park

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.63444, -0.35276

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 221m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

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

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

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

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

Free

Foraging

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

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 45Cycling route
Named routeRef 45Local cycle route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
Belmont TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Whomsoever Lanebridleway · 353 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 353 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Comyns, Bushey Heath

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Comyns, Bushey Heath

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