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Crane Meadows

7 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Black-necked Grebe
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 422m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Black-necked Grebe
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 422m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Black-necked Grebe, Wigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Black-necked Grebe, Wigeon +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 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 Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

LCN 34 linkCycling route

Named routeRef (34)Local cycle route

LCN 39Cycling route

Named routeRef 39Local cycle route

LCN 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

LCN 44Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 30Cycling route

Named routeRef 30Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

21,233 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,233 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Black-necked Grebe · Wigeon · Pochard · Woodpigeon +56

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
CootFulica atra2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat

Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly +17

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2024

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummer

2025

Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · White Clover · Green Alkanet · Garlic Mustard · Ground-ivy +3

Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,233 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Black-necked Grebe · Wigeon · Pochard · Woodpigeon +56

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
CootFulica atra2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat

Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly +17

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2024

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummer

2025

Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · White Clover · Green Alkanet · Garlic Mustard · Ground-ivy +3

Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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