Horsenden Hill Open Space 78 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 78 ha
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51.54647, -0.32580
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Wren +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Wren +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug +177 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Celandine Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Gruffalo Trail Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Round trip Local 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 Capital Ring link to Hanwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 Local cycle route
Show on map Metropolitan cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 87 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 87 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Horsenden Hill trig point
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
64,668 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 64,668 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Magpie · Moorhen +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Nuthatch Sitta europaea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Beaver Castor fiber Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare +7
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 64,668 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Magpie · Moorhen +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Nuthatch Sitta europaea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Beaver Castor fiber Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare +7
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 