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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Hounslow Getting here
51.49422, -0.25788
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 ☕ Winnie's — 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 ☕ Winnie's — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans, Harlequin Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans, Harlequin Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 197 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
78,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,475 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Tit · Egyptian Goose +41
Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Pipizella · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syritta pipiens · Melanostoma scalare +4
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pipizella Pipizella Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,475 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Tit · Egyptian Goose +41
Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Pipizella · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syritta pipiens · Melanostoma scalare +4
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pipizella Pipizella Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 