Willesden Jewish Cemetery (United Synagogue Cemetery) 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Dogs welcome 8 ha
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Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Cemetery Grade II listed park and garden c. 1873
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Common Nettle +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Herb-Robert, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Common Nettle +17 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hawthorn
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hendon Central underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Wembley Park underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hendon station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 92 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
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Marylebone Station link
Named route Ref (5) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,868 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,868 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Suillia · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Clogmia albipunctata · Speckled Bush-cricket +18
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Suillia Suillia Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,868 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Suillia · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Clogmia albipunctata · Speckled Bush-cricket +18
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Suillia Suillia Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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