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Preston Park

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.60114, -0.47662

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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 259m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Great Tit +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Great Tit +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Bugle, Garlic Mustard +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Bugle, Garlic Mustard +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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
LCN 89 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Harefield United (Preston Park)

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Harefield United (Preston Park)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️DENHAMCountry park3.9 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve3.7 km→🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park3.7 km→🌱Denham Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site3.6 km→🌱AldebourneUrban park4.2 km→

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