Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🧺 Picnic
Public access Dogs welcome 83 ha
Getting here
51.47697, -0.31403
Open directionsv Syon Park is the garden of Syon House, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. It was landscaped by Capability Brown in the 18th century, and it is Grade I listed by English Heritage under the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 for its special historic interest.
Read more on Wikipedia → Park Site of Special Scientific Interest
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Clocktower — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Clocktower — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🦅 Bird watching
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Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦ Heritage
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Grade I listed building: SYON PARK BOATHOUSE THE PAVILION; Historic site with public access
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
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café, toilets, car park
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Canada Goose, Moorhen +55 more · last seen 2026; Mudflats priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
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Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle, Syrphus ribesii +24 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hanwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path - northern Bank public footpath · 231 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 231 m Path type: path
Show on map Thames Path - northern Bank public footpath · 6 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 6 m Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Thames Path - northern Bank public footpath · 54 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 54 m Path type: path
Show on map 113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 34 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (34) Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
34,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Robin · Greylag Goose +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Scathophaga stercoraria · Saissetia coffeae +14
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +4
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Robin · Greylag Goose +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Scathophaga stercoraria · Saissetia coffeae +14
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +4
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Small Nettle Urtica urens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Lateral Cryphaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica 