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OSTERLEY PARK

260 ha

📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome260 ha

Getting here

51.49265, -0.35274

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Mallard
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Stables Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Mallard, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: OSTERLEY HOUSE; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Kestrel, Mallard, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Eupeodes +85 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

29 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route
Named route
LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Local cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 87Cycling route
Named routeRef 87Local cycle route
LCN 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Osterley Lanebridleway · 285 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 285 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Osterley Lanebridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: bridleway
Osterley Lanebridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cattle feeding, Osterley Park

📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cattle feeding, Osterley Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gunnersbury ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Osterley ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Boston Manor ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Syon ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Brent Lodge Park (Bunny Park)Urban park2.2 km→✦SYON PARKHistoric site3.2 km→