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51.53522, -0.38322
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 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 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 Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stanmore to the Thames Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
LCN 87 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 87 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 87 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 87 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88a Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Rectory Park playing fields.
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10,759 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,759 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Robin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Swollen-thighed Beetle +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Hedge Bindweed · Cow Parsley · Giant Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +2
Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Pear Pyrus communis Musk Stork's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,759 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Robin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Swollen-thighed Beetle +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Hedge Bindweed · Cow Parsley · Giant Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +2
Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Pear Pyrus communis Musk Stork's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Erodium moschatum
Erodium moschatum
