CITY OF WESTMINSTER CEMETERY, HANWELL 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 9 ha
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About CITY OF WESTMINSTER CEMETERY, HANWELL City of Westminster (Hanwell) Cemetery is a cemetery located in Hanwell, Ealing, West London. It is owned and managed by the City of Westminster's Parks Service.
Read more on Wikipedia → Cemetery Grade II listed park and garden c. 1853
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eupeodes +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eupeodes +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
The Gruffalo Trail Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 40 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Redwing · Jay · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · Eristalis intricaria +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Redwing · Jay · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · Eristalis intricaria +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata