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51.58146, -0.22117
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Lesser Stag Beetle +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Lesser Stag Beetle +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hendon Central underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Wembley Park underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hendon station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map Wembley to Harrow Weald Cycleway Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
12,125 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,125 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +44
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +16
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Giant Hogweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,125 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +44
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +16
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Giant Hogweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2024
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata2025
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata2025
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2025
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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