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Grove Farm local nature reserve

3 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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51.55639, -0.34040

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Brokengate Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Brokengate Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

10 activities

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, Magpie, Mallard +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Mallard +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dock Bug +174 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dock Bug +174 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Celandine RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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 Greenford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Hanwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 45Cycling route

Named routeRef 45Local cycle route

Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef MLocal cycle route

LCN 39Cycling route

Named routeRef 39Local cycle route

LCN 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

LCN 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

56,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

56,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

spring

2026

Robin · Mallard · Blackcap · Coot · Moorhen +7

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

springautumn

2026

Red Fox · Beaver · Brown Rat · Badger · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BeaverCastor fiber
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects41 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dark Bush-cricket · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes +36

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
EupeodesEupeodes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
SyrphusSyrphus
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
MyrmicaMyrmica2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Temnothorax nylanderiTemnothorax nylanderi2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

56,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

spring

2026

Robin · Mallard · Blackcap · Coot · Moorhen +7

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

springautumn

2026

Red Fox · Beaver · Brown Rat · Badger · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BeaverCastor fiber
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects41 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dark Bush-cricket · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes +36

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
EupeodesEupeodes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
SyrphusSyrphus
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
MyrmicaMyrmica2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Temnothorax nylanderiTemnothorax nylanderi2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mark Percy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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