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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.50405, -0.35577
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 391m 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 391m 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 — Kestrel, Magpie, Grey Heron +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Grey Heron +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eupeodes +98 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eupeodes +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Grand Union Canal Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m▾
Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 30Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Local cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 87Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 87Local cycle route
LCN 34Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
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A frozen Grand Union Canal near to the Three Bridges
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
37,852 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
37,852 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Kestrel · Jay · Starling · Grey Heron +40
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · Eristalis intricaria +12
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Platycheirus albimanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,852 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Kestrel · Jay · Starling · Grey Heron +40
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes · Eristalis intricaria +12
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Platycheirus albimanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumParasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCriorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculi