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Linear earthworks in Pear Wood, W of Watling Street

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.62869, -0.30702

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Smoothcap, Japanese Knotweed, Heath-grass +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Japanese Knotweed, Heath-grass +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 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
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal 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

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shenley CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
LCN 45Cycling route
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Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood Lane, Stanmore

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood Lane, Stanmore

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Canons ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Aldenham Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Edgwarebury ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱King George V Memorial GardenUrban park2 km→🌱Canons ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦ALDENHAM HOUSEHistoric site2.8 km→

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