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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › London › Hillingdon Getting here
51.52233, -0.42664
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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 — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Barren Brome, Common Knapweed +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Barren Brome, Common Knapweed +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 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 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 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 40 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,173 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,173 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Starling +26
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Gymnosoma rotundatum +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Barren Brome · Common Knapweed · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Smooth Hawk's-beard +11
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,173 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Starling +26
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Gymnosoma rotundatum +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum Barren Brome · Common Knapweed · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Smooth Hawk's-beard +11
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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