Lake Farm Country Park 75 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 75 ha
Places › England › London › Hillingdon Getting here
51.51184, -0.43053
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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Barren Brome, Red Dead-nettle, Cock's-foot +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Barren Brome, Red Dead-nettle, Cock's-foot +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Smooth Hawk's-beard +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Hatton Cross Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to West Drayton station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 89 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (89) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
15,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Rock Dove · House Sparrow +17
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Gymnosoma rotundatum · Blue-tailed Damselfly +4
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Barren Brome · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Common Knapweed · Soft-brome +12
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Rock Dove · House Sparrow +17
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Gymnosoma rotundatum · Blue-tailed Damselfly +4
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Barren Brome · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Common Knapweed · Soft-brome +12
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica 