Prestwick Road Allotments 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Three Rivers Getting here
51.63183, -0.38748
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Speedwell, Ramsons, Grass Vetchling +162 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Speedwell, Ramsons, Grass Vetchling +162 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Volucella pellucens, Xylota segnis +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Volucella pellucens, Xylota segnis +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Harrow Weald Common Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Short walk. Orange waymarking
http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Celandine Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Moor Park Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Stanmore Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN+ link 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map Belmont Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Birkdale Gardens from Prestwick Road, South Oxhey
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Wildlife to spot
16,886 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,886 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Greenfinch +31
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Darter · 24-spot Ladybird +15
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Honeysuckle · Common Pocket-moss · Cherry Laurel · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh-marigold +35
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024 Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,886 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Greenfinch +31
Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Darter · 24-spot Ladybird +15
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Honeysuckle · Common Pocket-moss · Cherry Laurel · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh-marigold +35
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024 Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2024 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2024 Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Suillia Suillia2024
Suillia Suillia2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 2024
2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2024
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2024
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2024
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2024
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2024
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2024
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2024
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis2024
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis2024
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium2024
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2024
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2024
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2024
Yew Taxus baccata2024
Yew Taxus baccata2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024 