Stanmore Common
✦ Ancient woodland53 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome53 ha
Getting here
51.63176, -0.32664
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Robin +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Robin +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Pedunculate Oak, Heath-grass · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km24 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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 Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shenley CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
LCN 45Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 45Local cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
Photos
Muddy approach to walkway on Stanmore Common
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