Horsenden Hill Recreation Ground 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Ealing Getting here
51.54641, -0.32961
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 175m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 175m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Wren +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Wren +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug +177 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug +177 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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 58 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
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Wildlife to spot
68,216 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 68,216 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 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 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 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 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 68,216 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 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 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 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 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
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