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The Gorse

5 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.54156, -0.42804

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eupeodes luniger, Speckled Wood, Platycheirus scutatus +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eupeodes luniger, Speckled Wood, Platycheirus scutatus +119 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Clover, Wild Carrot, Common Ragwort +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Clover, Wild Carrot, Common Ragwort +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to West Drayton stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 89 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Recreation ground, Hillingdon

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Recreation ground, Hillingdon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Northala FieldsUrban park3.7 km→🏞️DENHAMCountry park5 km→🌱Dowding ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf courseHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Eskdale Open spaceUrban park3.7 km→🌱Fassnidge ParkUrban park4 km→

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