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Hanwell View Park

4 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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52.08411, -1.33167

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Oxford Canal Walk

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route

Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 5Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route374 m

Named routeRef 5Length 374 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route917 m

Named routeRef 5Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route16 m

Named routeRef 5Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route267 m

Named routeRef 5Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

31,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Cormorant · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +51

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025

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Plants1 species

winter

2025

Groundsel

GroundselSenecio vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Cormorant · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +51

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Groundsel

GroundselSenecio vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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