Ashford Avenue Allotments 61 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 61 ha
Places › England › London › Hillingdon Getting here
51.51975, -0.38772
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 153m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 153m away — 20 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 — Jackdaw, Robin, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
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 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C40 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Footpath from Berwick Avenue to canal
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Wildlife to spot
15,431 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,431 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rock Dove · House Sparrow +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black-tailed Skimmer Hedge Bindweed · Cow Parsley · Foxglove
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,431 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rock Dove · House Sparrow +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black-tailed Skimmer Hedge Bindweed · Cow Parsley · Foxglove
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 