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West Heath Recreation Ground

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — 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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

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5 activities

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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +75 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Silver-moss, Neat Feather-moss +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Silver-moss, Neat Feather-moss +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route

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link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

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Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route

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LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

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Cycling

195 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network

LCNCycling route

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LCN 58Cycling route

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Cycleway 33Cycling route

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LCNCycling route

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Route (1)Cycling route

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Wildlife to spot

11,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Ring-necked Parakeet +59

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025

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Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Mole +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians5 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog · Palmate Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
FrogRana
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata

🐝

Insects78 species

autumn

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Errastunus ocellaris · Batman Hoverfly +73

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
White-faced Mason BeeOsmia (Osmia) cornuta
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Heringia heringiHeringia heringi2025
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
PterostichusPterostichus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Zonocyba bifasciataZonocyba bifasciata2025
Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025
Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2025
Streptanus aemulansStreptanus aemulans2025
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025
Grypotes puncticollisGrypotes puncticollis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus2025
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025
Ribautiana cruciataRibautiana cruciata2025
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Propsocus pulchripennisPropsocus pulchripennis2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Synophropsis lauriSynophropsis lauri2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Isodontia mexicanaIsodontia mexicana2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Sitona humeralisSitona humeralis2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2026

Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Silver-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bank Haircap +11

Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2025
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2025
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2025
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2025
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Ring-necked Parakeet +59

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Mole +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians5 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog · Palmate Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
FrogRana
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata

🐝

Insects78 species

autumn

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Errastunus ocellaris · Batman Hoverfly +73

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
White-faced Mason BeeOsmia (Osmia) cornuta
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Heringia heringiHeringia heringi2025
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
PterostichusPterostichus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Zonocyba bifasciataZonocyba bifasciata2025
Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025
Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2025
Streptanus aemulansStreptanus aemulans2025
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025
Grypotes puncticollisGrypotes puncticollis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus2025
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025
Ribautiana cruciataRibautiana cruciata2025
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Propsocus pulchripennisPropsocus pulchripennis2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Synophropsis lauriSynophropsis lauri2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Isodontia mexicanaIsodontia mexicana2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Sitona humeralisSitona humeralis2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2026

Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Silver-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bank Haircap +11

Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2025
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2025
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2025
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2025
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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