Heather Park Open Space
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.54211, -0.28166
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Ace Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Ace Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Holly Blue, Large White +81 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Holly Blue, Large White +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Starling +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Starling +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 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 Greenford stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Hanwell stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Harrow-on-the-Hill stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
74 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
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Car park and railway lines by Heather Park Road
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
8,655 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,655 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling · Carrion Crow +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Southern Green Shieldbug · Rosemary Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cantharis rustica +16
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Giant Hogweed · Giant Knotweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,655 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling · Carrion Crow +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Southern Green Shieldbug · Rosemary Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cantharis rustica +16
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Giant Hogweed · Giant Knotweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024EupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa2025Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa2025AphidAphididae2025AphidAphididae2025Taphropeltus contractusTaphropeltus contractus2025Taphropeltus contractusTaphropeltus contractus2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Cordilura albipesCordilura albipes2024Cordilura albipesCordilura albipes2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2024Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2024