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Gibbons Recreation Ground

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Giant Hogweed +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Giant Hogweed +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring (Section 11)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Hendon Central underground stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Grand Union Canal towpathCycling route

'Recommended cycle route'

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route (40)Cycling route

Named routeRef (40)Local cycle route

Route (40)Cycling route

Named routeRef (40)Local cycle route

Proyer's PathCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

8,646 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,646 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Starling · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +51

Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
TealAnas crecca2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
CatFelis2023
BatChiroptera2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects72 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Holly Blue · Gatekeeper · Small White +67

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
EristalisEristalis2024
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
OedemeraOedemera2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2022
EupeodesEupeodes
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
DesmometopaDesmometopa2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024
Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024
Beosus maritimusBeosus maritimus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Creeping Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Giant Hogweed · Green Alkanet · Japanese Knotweed

Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,646 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Starling · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +51

Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
TealAnas crecca2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
CatFelis2023
BatChiroptera2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects72 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Holly Blue · Gatekeeper · Small White +67

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
EristalisEristalis2024
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
OedemeraOedemera2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2022
EupeodesEupeodes
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
DesmometopaDesmometopa2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024
Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024
Beosus maritimusBeosus maritimus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Creeping Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Giant Hogweed · Green Alkanet · Japanese Knotweed

Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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