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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
☕Costa — 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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

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 — Magpie, Rock Dove, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route

Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube stationWalking route

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LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route

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Capital Ring (Section 11)Walking route

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Capital Ring link to Hendon Central underground stationWalking route

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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 85 linkCycling route

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LCN 47Cycling route

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LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Proyer's PathCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Belmont TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 45Cycling route

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Wildlife to spot

7,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2026

Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +59

MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwiftApus apus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Mole +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Feral CatFelis catus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
BadgerMeles meles2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020

🐸

Amphibians4 species

springsummerautumn

2024

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

Common FrogRana temporaria2022
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects77 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Small White +72

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2021
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
White-faced Mason BeeOsmia (Osmia) cornuta
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2022
Dewberry StriderMacrophya rufipes2022
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2022
Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2021
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2020
Epuraea ocularisEpuraea ocularis2020
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2020
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2020
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2020
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2020
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2020
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2020
HornetVespa crabro2020
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2020
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2020
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020
Blue-bordered CarpetPlemyria rubiginata2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2019

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2024

Giant Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2026

Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +59

MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwiftApus apus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Mole +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Feral CatFelis catus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
BadgerMeles meles2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020

🐸

Amphibians4 species

springsummerautumn

2024

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

Common FrogRana temporaria2022
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects77 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Small White +72

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2021
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
White-faced Mason BeeOsmia (Osmia) cornuta
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2022
Dewberry StriderMacrophya rufipes2022
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2022
Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2021
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2020
Epuraea ocularisEpuraea ocularis2020
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2020
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2020
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2020
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2020
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2020
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2020
HornetVespa crabro2020
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2020
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2020
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020
Blue-bordered CarpetPlemyria rubiginata2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2019

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2024

Giant Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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