Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › London › Hillingdon Getting here
51.55093, -0.46475
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 on site — 8 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 on site — 8 car parks within reach £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Creeping Cinquefoil, Floating Pennywort +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Creeping Cinquefoil, Floating Pennywort +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 West Drayton station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hillingdon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 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 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Running on the spot, Hillingdon playing fields
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Wildlife to spot
94,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 94,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Redwing · Magpie · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Platycheirus albimanus · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax +6
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Chironomus Chironomus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 94,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Redwing · Magpie · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Platycheirus albimanus · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax +6
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Chironomus Chironomus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 