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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Ealing Getting here
51.51922, -0.34914
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 113m 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Kestrel, Grey Heron +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Kestrel, Grey Heron +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Sphaerophoria +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Sphaerophoria +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 87 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 87 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos View of the River Brent from the footbridge in Brent River Park #2
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Wildlife to spot
19,001 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,001 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Jay · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Starling +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,001 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Jay · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Starling +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Dryope flaveola Dryope flaveola2025
Dryope flaveola Dryope flaveola2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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