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Stanmore Country Park

✦ Ancient woodland44 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

51.62534, -0.30704

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 57m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Heath-grass, Cow Parsley +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route

Short walk. Orange waymarking http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf

Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
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LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route
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Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 45Cycling route
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Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
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LCN 88Cycling route
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Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route
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LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
Harrow Wealdstone - Watford town centreCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland, Stanmore Country Park

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland, Stanmore Country Park

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🌱Canons ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Aldenham Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱King George V Memorial GardenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Edgwarebury ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Canons ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦ALDENHAM HOUSEHistoric site3.2 km→

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