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51.56121, -0.45474
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 172m away — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Magpie, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Magpie, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Cinquefoil +69 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Cinquefoil +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 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 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 Willow Tree Wander Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Metropolitan cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 89 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
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Wildlife to spot
22,974 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Jay · Mute Swan · Coot · Magpie +37
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +50
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Azure Damselfly 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bramble · Fat-hen · Hedge Bindweed · Sweet Chestnut · Pyramidal Orchid +3
Bramble Rubus Fat-hen Chenopodium album Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Willow Salix Broad-leaved Dock Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Jay · Mute Swan · Coot · Magpie +37
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +50
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Azure Damselfly 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bramble · Fat-hen · Hedge Bindweed · Sweet Chestnut · Pyramidal Orchid +3
Bramble Rubus Fat-hen Chenopodium album Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Willow Salix Broad-leaved Dock Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Platylabus rufus Platylabus rufus
Platylabus rufus Platylabus rufus
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
Carabus Carabus
Carabus Carabus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex obtusifolius
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum 