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Places › England › London › Brent Getting here
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 307m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 307m away — 10 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +123 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Yarrow, Common Knapweed +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Yarrow, Common Knapweed +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Common Sorrel +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Celandine Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Gruffalo Trail Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Round trip Local 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 Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN+ link 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN+ link 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 40 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 49 Cycling route ▾
Pinner - Harrow - Kingsbury - Brent Cross
Named route Ref 49 Local cycle route
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52,980 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,980 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Rock Dove +18
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,980 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Rock Dove +18
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Owl Athene noctua Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 