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Heston Park

11 ha

📷 Michael Gibbons · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.48707, -0.37759

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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
☀️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

☀️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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Egyptian Goose, Coot, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Egyptian Goose, Coot, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026

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

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Volucella inanis, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Volucella inanis, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 30Cycling route

Named routeRef 30Local cycle route

LCN 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

LCN 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

LCN 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

LCN 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

LCN 39Cycling route

Named routeRef 39Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

20,170 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,170 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Egyptian Goose · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +51

MagpiePica pica2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

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Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

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Insects6 species

autumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Darter · 24-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +1

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Sitona obsoletus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,170 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Egyptian Goose · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +51

MagpiePica pica2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little OwlAthene noctua
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

autumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Darter · 24-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +1

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Sitona obsoletus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Gibbons · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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