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South Oxhey Playing Fields

3 ha

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Bramble +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Common Nettle, Lesser Stitchwort +137 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Common Nettle, Lesser Stitchwort +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Water Scorpion, Sepsis +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Water Scorpion, Sepsis +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 11 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
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Cycling

78 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
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route

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