South Oxhey Playing Fields 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Three Rivers Getting here
51.63328, -0.39214
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Starling, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Starling, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Grass Vetchling, Wood Speedwell +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ramsons, Grass Vetchling, Wood Speedwell +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, White Dead-nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Xylota segnis, Volucella pellucens +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Xylota segnis, Volucella pellucens +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Ebury Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 West Coast Main Line passing Sherwoods Wood, South Oxhey
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Wildlife to spot
18,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,301 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Carrion Crow +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +2
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,301 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Carrion Crow +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +2
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
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