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Northwood Recreation Ground

📷 Bryn Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.60179, -0.41511

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +268 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +268 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 5 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 Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
R40public footpath · 204 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 204 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
R47public footpath · 265 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 265 mPath type: footway
R49public footpath · 298 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 298 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 89 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
LCN+ link 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grassland, Northwood Recreation Ground

📷 Bryn Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grassland, Northwood Recreation Ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Hatch End Riverside ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Bridgwater Road FieldsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Croxley View PlaygroundUrban park4.9 km→

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