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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 144m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 144m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

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5 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 — Jackdaw, Magpie, Pied Wagtail +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Pied Wagtail +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Hedge Bindweed, Cow Parsley, Giant Hogweed +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hedge Bindweed, Cow Parsley, Giant Hogweed +1 more · last seen 2025

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

40 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

10,424 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,424 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

spring

2026

Red Kite · Jackdaw · Magpie · Ring-necked Parakeet · Pied Wagtail +57

Red KiteMilvus milvus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Feral Cat · Common Pipistrelle +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Feral CatFelis catus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2024

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2024

🐝

Insects75 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +70

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2024
EupeodesEupeodes2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Dyroderes umbraculatusDyroderes umbraculatus2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
CheilosiaCheilosia2023
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
CraneflyTipulidae2023
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
ScathophagaScathophaga2024
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum2024
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae2024
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023
EumerusEumerus2023
FanniaFannia2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2023
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2023

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2025

Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Hedge Bindweed · Cow Parsley · Giant Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +4

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
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha2024
Spotted SpurgeEuphorbia maculata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,424 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

spring

2026

Red Kite · Jackdaw · Magpie · Ring-necked Parakeet · Pied Wagtail +57

Red KiteMilvus milvus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Feral Cat · Common Pipistrelle +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Feral CatFelis catus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2024

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2024

🐝

Insects75 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +70

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2024
EupeodesEupeodes2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Dyroderes umbraculatusDyroderes umbraculatus2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
CheilosiaCheilosia2023
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
CraneflyTipulidae2023
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
ScathophagaScathophaga2024
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum2024
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae2024
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023
EumerusEumerus2023
FanniaFannia2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2023
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2023

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2025

Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Hedge Bindweed · Cow Parsley · Giant Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +4

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
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha2024
Spotted SpurgeEuphorbia maculata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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