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Isleworth Ait

4 ha

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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51.46864, -0.32056

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Coot +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Coot +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Grass Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Grass Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Hanwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

95 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route

Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route

LCN 34 linkCycling route

Named routeRef (34)Local cycle route

LCN 39Cycling route

Named routeRef 39Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

34,501 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,501 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Mute Swan +38

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

winter

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects20 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Water Measurer · Scathophaga stercoraria +15

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Pseudococcus longispinusPseudococcus longispinus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Brown Carpet BeetleAttagenus smirnovi2025

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2026

Wood Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion +4

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,501 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Mute Swan +38

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

winter

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects20 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Water Measurer · Scathophaga stercoraria +15

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Pseudococcus longispinusPseudococcus longispinus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Brown Carpet BeetleAttagenus smirnovi2025

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2026

Wood Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Pincushion +4

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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