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51.50121, -0.49292
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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 🅿️ Parking 55m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 55m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Ash, Hornbeam +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Ash, Hornbeam +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, Hawthorn, Elder +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Southern Green Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Southern Green Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Hatton Cross Underground 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 Colne Valley footpath public footpath · 220 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 220 m Path type: footway
Show on map Colne Valley Trail public footpath · 35 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 35 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Colne Valley Trail public footpath · 463 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 463 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Beeches Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Colne Valley Trail bridleway · 1.3 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.3 km Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Slip from anti-clockwise M25 to M4 east of Richings Park
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Wildlife to spot
19,869 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Coot · Long-tailed Tit · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +43
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Banded Demoiselle · Meliscaeva auricollis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Ash · Hornbeam · Swedish Whitebeam · Grey Poplar · Dogwood +18
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Swedish Whitebeam Sorbus intermedia Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Coot · Long-tailed Tit · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +43
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Banded Demoiselle · Meliscaeva auricollis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Ash · Hornbeam · Swedish Whitebeam · Grey Poplar · Dogwood +18
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Swedish Whitebeam Sorbus intermedia Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxinus angustifolia
Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxinus angustifolia
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii
Privet Ligustrum
Privet Ligustrum
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
White Poplar Populus alba
White Poplar Populus alba
Lombardy-Poplar Populus nigra 'Italica'
Lombardy-Poplar Populus nigra 'Italica'
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana 