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Places › England › London › Ealing Getting here
51.54798, -0.38853
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 356m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 356m away — 10 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
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +71 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Celandine Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN+ link 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN+ link 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 40 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C40 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos A40 - view west from the summit near Islip Manor Road
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Wildlife to spot
6,364 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,364 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +33
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Bug +25
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus Cuckooflower · Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Giant Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress · Pear +1
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Pear Pyrus communis Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,364 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +33
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Bug +25
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus Cuckooflower · Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Giant Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress · Pear +1
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Pear Pyrus communis Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2024
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2024
Scathophaga Scathophaga2024
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2024
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Melangyna cincta Melangyna cincta2024
Melangyna cincta Melangyna cincta2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus2024
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024 