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Medlar Fields

6 ha

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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51.53834, -0.38141

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 439m away — 2 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 439m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 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 — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Celandine RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Stanmore to the Thames Cycle RouteCycling route

Named route

LCN 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

LCN 87Cycling route

Named routeRef 87Local cycle route

LCN 88aCycling route

Named routeRef 88aLocal cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

LCN 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwiftApus apus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Common GullLarus canus

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Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Feral CatFelis catus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Swollen-thighed Beetle +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2025

Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Hedge Bindweed · Cow Parsley · Giant Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +2

Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalisHelleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
PearPyrus communis
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwiftApus apus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Common GullLarus canus

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Feral CatFelis catus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Swollen-thighed Beetle +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2025

Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Hedge Bindweed · Cow Parsley · Giant Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +2

Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalisHelleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
PearPyrus communis
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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