The John Lyon Playing Field 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Harrow Getting here
51.56243, -0.33749
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Rising Sun 82m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Rising Sun 82m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cat's-ear, Ash, Oxeye Daisy +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cat's-ear, Ash, Oxeye Daisy +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dark Bush-cricket +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dark Bush-cricket +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Celandine Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Gruffalo Trail Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Greenford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN+ link 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN+ link 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 40 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C40 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
50,014 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,014 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Redwing · Long-tailed Tit +26
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Box Bug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Rhaphigaster nebulosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,014 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Redwing · Long-tailed Tit +26
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Box Bug +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Rhaphigaster nebulosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 