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Shaftesbury Playing Fields

8 ha

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.61062, -0.37808

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Honeysuckle, Beech +11 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Honeysuckle, Beech +11 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Proyer's PathCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Belmont TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 45Cycling route

Named routeRef 45Local cycle route

LCN+ link 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef MLocal cycle route

LCN+ link 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

24,967 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,967 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds19 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Pied Wagtail · Rock Dove +14

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PintailAnas acuta
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,967 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds19 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Pied Wagtail · Rock Dove +14

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PintailAnas acuta
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, HA5

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🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Harrow Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱Oxhey ParkUrban park4 km→🌱The Grove Open SpaceUrban park4.7 km→🌱The Grove Open SpaceUrban park4.7 km→🌱Hatch End Riverside ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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