Montrose Playing Fields 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › London › Barnet Getting here
51.59790, -0.25683
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Magpie, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Magpie, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube station Walking route ▾
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Show on map LOOP link to Stanmore Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hendon Central underground station Walking route ▾
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Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Proyer's Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Belmont Trail Cycling route ▾
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Show on map LCN 45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN+ link 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN+ link 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Marmalade Hoverfly +23
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Marmalade Hoverfly +23
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Hawthorn Mining Bee Andrena chrysosceles
Hawthorn Mining Bee Andrena chrysosceles
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2024
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024 