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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.51074, -0.34141
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hanwell Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hanwell Cafe — 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· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Kestrel, Grey Heron, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Grey Heron, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +130 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +130 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 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 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 Capital Ring link to Greenford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 87 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 87 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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29,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,154 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Redwing · Kestrel · Grey Heron · Jay +34
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 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 29,154 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Redwing · Kestrel · Grey Heron · Jay +34
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 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 