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Open directionsv Gunnersbury Park is a park between Acton, Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing, West London, England. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family, it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain, then Minister of Health, on 21 May 1926. The park is currently jointly managed by Hounslow and Ealing borough councils.
Read more on Wikipedia → Park Grade II* listed park and garden
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Clubhouse Café — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Clubhouse Café — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station 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 Capital Ring link to Greenford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle 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
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Trees in Gunnersbury Park
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45,176 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,176 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Robin · Bittern +29
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Robin Erithacus rubecula Bittern Botaurus stellaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Gadwall Mareca strepera Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Minotaur Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Pipizella · Saissetia coffeae +9
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pipizella Pipizella Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Common Cord-moss
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,176 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Robin · Bittern +29
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Robin Erithacus rubecula Bittern Botaurus stellaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Gadwall Mareca strepera Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Minotaur Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Pipizella · Saissetia coffeae +9
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pipizella Pipizella Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Common Cord-moss
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pine Ladybird
Pine Ladybird
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi 