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51.44840, -0.38960
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rose Chafer +140 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rose Chafer +140 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
LOOP link to Hatton Cross Underground 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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 34 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (34) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos River Crane tunnel, SE end
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37,261 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,261 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Magpie +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Wood Mouse
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Paranchus albipes · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis +19
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,261 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Magpie +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Wood Mouse
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Paranchus albipes · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis +19
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Eledona agricola Eledona agricola2025
Eledona agricola Eledona agricola2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 