Gainsborough Gardens Allotments
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51.46066, -0.35240
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Peregrine, Hobby, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Horse-radish, Himalayan Balsam, Pellitory-of-the-wall +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Horse-radish, Himalayan Balsam, Pellitory-of-the-wall +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Hillingdon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 08) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Nine Acre Trail, Osterley Cycling route 500 m ▾
This 500m off-road trail takes you through the Nine Acre field, with clear views back to the House across Middle Lake, one of R. Adam's original estate vistas. Develop your cycle skills with easy technical features, before linking back to the main trail
Named route Length 500 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,600 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,600 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Hobby · Magpie · Mallard · Robin +37
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grass Ant · Stenamma debile · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Yellow Meadow Ant · Temnothorax nylanderi +17
Grass Ant Myrmecina graminicola2025 Stenamma debile Stenamma debile2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,600 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Hobby · Magpie · Mallard · Robin +37
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grass Ant · Stenamma debile · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Yellow Meadow Ant · Temnothorax nylanderi +17
Grass Ant Myrmecina graminicola2025 Stenamma debile Stenamma debile2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lasius umbratus Lasius umbratus2025
Lasius umbratus Lasius umbratus2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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