Stanmore Recreation Ground
Getting here
51.61971, -0.31162
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2026
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +67 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Smoothcap, Heath-grass, Cow Parsley +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Heath-grass, Cow Parsley +2 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route
Short walk. Orange waymarking http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf
Celandine RouteWalking route
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route
🚴Cycling
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 45Cycling route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
LCN 88Cycling route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route
LCN 89Cycling route
LCN 89Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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