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Dogs welcome

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

6 activities

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 — Robin, Magpie, House Sparrow +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, House Sparrow +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +121 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Silver-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Silver-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 39Cycling route

Named routeRef 39Local cycle route

LCN 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

LCN 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local 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

Wildlife to spot

25,974 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,974 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Magpie · House Sparrow · Ring-necked Parakeet · Rock Dove +49

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumnwinter

2026

Beaver · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog +2

BeaverCastor fiber
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Fat DormouseGlis glis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025

🐝

Insects124 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Marmalade Hoverfly +119

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Orientus ishidaeOrientus ishidae
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
CheilosiaCheilosia
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaniniiDicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaninii
Chloriona smaragdulaChloriona smaragdula
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Macropsis cereaMacropsis cerea
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
ParhelophilusParhelophilus
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Synophropsis lauriSynophropsis lauri
Aphrophora pectoralisAphrophora pectoralis
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii
Bracken BugMonalocoris (Monalocoris) filicis
Fieberiella floriiFieberiella florii
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni
Orius (Heterorius) majusculusOrius (Heterorius) majusculus
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Kalama tricornisKalama tricornis
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
EupeodesEupeodes
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Small Black AntLasius niger
LeptoceridaeLeptoceridae
Ceraclea senilisCeraclea senilis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Viridicerus ustulatusViridicerus ustulatus
Macropsis prasinaMacropsis prasina
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Edwardsiana crataegiEdwardsiana crataegi
Euides basilineaEuides basilinea
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Aphrophora salicinaAphrophora salicina
Phylus (Phylus) coryliPhylus (Phylus) coryli
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris
Alebra albostriellaAlebra albostriella
Anoscopus serratulaeAnoscopus serratulae
Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia
Thamnotettix dilutiorThamnotettix dilutior
Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus
Empoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiens
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Megamelodes quadrimaculatusMegamelodes quadrimaculatus
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Streptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidus
Teratocoris antennatusTeratocoris antennatus
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Dyroderes umbraculatusDyroderes umbraculatus
Struebingianella lugubrinaStruebingianella lugubrina
Florodelphax leptosomaFlorodelphax leptosoma
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida
Muellerianella fairmaireiMuellerianella fairmairei
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Capsus aterCapsus ater
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Cymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalus
Common ShorebugSaldula saltatoria
Macrosteles viridigriseusMacrosteles viridigriseus
Dark Green Apple CapsidOrthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis
Chloriona glaucescensChloriona glaucescens
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Orthonotus rufifronsOrthonotus rufifrons
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
Muellerianella brevipennisMuellerianella brevipennis
Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Psammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinis
Agrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescens
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Empis scutellataEmpis scutellata
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Silver-moss

Silver-mossBryum argenteum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,974 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Magpie · House Sparrow · Ring-necked Parakeet · Rock Dove +49

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumnwinter

2026

Beaver · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog +2

BeaverCastor fiber
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Fat DormouseGlis glis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025

🐝

Insects124 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Marmalade Hoverfly +119

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Orientus ishidaeOrientus ishidae
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
CheilosiaCheilosia
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaniniiDicyphus (Dicyphus) tamaninii
Chloriona smaragdulaChloriona smaragdula
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Macropsis cereaMacropsis cerea
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
ParhelophilusParhelophilus
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Synophropsis lauriSynophropsis lauri
Aphrophora pectoralisAphrophora pectoralis
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii
Bracken BugMonalocoris (Monalocoris) filicis
Fieberiella floriiFieberiella florii
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni
Orius (Heterorius) majusculusOrius (Heterorius) majusculus
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Kalama tricornisKalama tricornis
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
EupeodesEupeodes
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Small Black AntLasius niger
LeptoceridaeLeptoceridae
Ceraclea senilisCeraclea senilis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Viridicerus ustulatusViridicerus ustulatus
Macropsis prasinaMacropsis prasina
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Edwardsiana crataegiEdwardsiana crataegi
Euides basilineaEuides basilinea
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Aphrophora salicinaAphrophora salicina
Phylus (Phylus) coryliPhylus (Phylus) coryli
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris
Alebra albostriellaAlebra albostriella
Anoscopus serratulaeAnoscopus serratulae
Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia
Thamnotettix dilutiorThamnotettix dilutior
Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus
Empoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiens
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Megamelodes quadrimaculatusMegamelodes quadrimaculatus
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Streptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidus
Teratocoris antennatusTeratocoris antennatus
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Dyroderes umbraculatusDyroderes umbraculatus
Struebingianella lugubrinaStruebingianella lugubrina
Florodelphax leptosomaFlorodelphax leptosoma
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida
Muellerianella fairmaireiMuellerianella fairmairei
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Capsus aterCapsus ater
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Cymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalus
Common ShorebugSaldula saltatoria
Macrosteles viridigriseusMacrosteles viridigriseus
Dark Green Apple CapsidOrthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis
Chloriona glaucescensChloriona glaucescens
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Orthonotus rufifronsOrthonotus rufifrons
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
Muellerianella brevipennisMuellerianella brevipennis
Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Psammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinis
Agrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescens
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Empis scutellataEmpis scutellata
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Silver-moss

Silver-mossBryum argenteum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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