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Getting here
51.60687, -0.30011
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
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🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Canadian Fleabane, Wood Avens, Daisy +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Canadian Fleabane, Wood Avens, Daisy +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km26 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
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route▾
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 45Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 45Local cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 39Local 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
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Wildlife to spot
10,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,494 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Robin · Magpie +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · 22-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +23
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- 10-spot Ladybird
Alder · Hawthorn · Goldilocks Buttercup · Hedge Woundwort · Clustered Dock +59
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,494 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Robin · Magpie +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Southern Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · 22-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +23
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- 10-spot Ladybird
Alder · Hawthorn · Goldilocks Buttercup · Hedge Woundwort · Clustered Dock +59
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata2025
Adalia decempunctata2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025TimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratensePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius