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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.51069, -0.34229
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Hanwell Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Hanwell Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦉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 — Kestrel, Magpie, Grey Heron +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Grey Heron +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eupeodes, 7-spot Ladybird +97 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Eupeodes, 7-spot Ladybird +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m▾
Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route
Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brent River Park footpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Greenford stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 87Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 87Local cycle route
LCN 34Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
Route CCycling route▾
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
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River Brent looking downstream
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
39,987 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
39,987 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Kestrel · Jay · Starling · Grey Heron +39
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · Eristalis intricaria +13
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Platycheirus albimanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,987 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Kestrel · Jay · Starling · Grey Heron +39
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · Eristalis intricaria +13
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Platycheirus albimanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumParasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCriorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculiEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurata