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St Margaret's Sports Centre

5 ha

📷 Bryn Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.63485, -0.36458

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Great Tit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Great Tit +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Speedwell, Ramsons, Grass Vetchling +123 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Speedwell, Ramsons, Grass Vetchling +123 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Xylota segnis, Green Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Xylota segnis, Green Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

25 signed routes nearby · 9 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
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Belmont TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN+ link 87Cycling route
Named routeRef 87Local cycle route
LCN 49Cycling route

Pinner - Harrow - Kingsbury - Brent Cross

Named routeRef 49Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Merry Hill Greenwaybridleway · 387 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 387 mSurface pebblestonePath type: bridleway
Merry Hill Greenwaybridleway · 224 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 224 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Merry Hill Greenwaybridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: bridleway
Merry Hill Greenwaybridleway · 109 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 109 mPath type: bridleway
Whomsoever Lanebridleway · 353 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 353 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Margaret's School, Merry Hill Road

📷 Bryn Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Margaret's School, Merry Hill Road

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🌱Aldenham Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Oxhey ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦ALDENHAM HOUSEHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Pinner Memorial ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Oxhey ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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