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Rayners Mead

1 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.57889, -0.36866

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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 361m away — 8 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 361m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eupeodes, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meliscaeva auricollis +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eupeodes, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meliscaeva auricollis +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route

Short walk. Orange waymarking http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf

Named routeLocal walking route

Celandine RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Greenford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Proyer's PathCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Belmont TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 45Cycling route

Named routeRef 45Local cycle route

LCN+ link 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

LCN+ link 89Cycling route

Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef MLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

35,059 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,059 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds35 species

winter

2026

House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +30

House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

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Mammals5 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

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Insects5 species

spring

2026

Eupeodes · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee

EupeodesEupeodes
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,059 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +30

House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Eupeodes · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee

EupeodesEupeodes
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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