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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Pierogarnia — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Pierogarnia — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Hairy Bitter-cress, Rough-stalked Feather-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Hairy Bitter-cress, Rough-stalked Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Celandine RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking 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

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Stanmore to the Thames Cycle RouteCycling route

Named route

LCN 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

LCN 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

LCN 88aCycling route

Named routeRef 88aLocal cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

LCN 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

20,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Peregrine · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +60

Red KiteMilvus milvus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
RookCorvus frugilegus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Muntjac +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
BeaverCastor fiber
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects109 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird +104

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
NeoasciaNeoascia2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dyroderes umbraculatusDyroderes umbraculatus2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2025
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2024
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Idiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichi2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2025
ScathophagaScathophaga2024
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024
Dingy ConcealerBorkhausenia fuscescens2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2024
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024
Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum2024
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2024
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2024
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Ancistrocerus gazellaAncistrocerus gazella2024
Hawksbeard Mining BeeAndrena fulvago2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2024
HeringiaHeringia2024
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2024
Platycheirus tarsalisPlatycheirus tarsalis2024
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2024
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae2024
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2024
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2025

Hairy Bitter-cress · Musk Stork's-bill · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Fiddleneck

Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Peregrine · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +60

Red KiteMilvus milvus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
RookCorvus frugilegus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Muntjac +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
BeaverCastor fiber
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects109 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird +104

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
NeoasciaNeoascia2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dyroderes umbraculatusDyroderes umbraculatus2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2025
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2024
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Idiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichi2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2025
ScathophagaScathophaga2024
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024
Dingy ConcealerBorkhausenia fuscescens2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2024
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024
Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum2024
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2024
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2024
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Ancistrocerus gazellaAncistrocerus gazella2024
Hawksbeard Mining BeeAndrena fulvago2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2024
HeringiaHeringia2024
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2024
Platycheirus tarsalisPlatycheirus tarsalis2024
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2024
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae2024
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2024
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2025

Hairy Bitter-cress · Musk Stork's-bill · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Fiddleneck

Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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