Willesden New Cemetery 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Brent Getting here
51.54484, -0.24458
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 208m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ 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 208m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Hawthorn, Wall Screw-moss +12 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Hawthorn, Wall Screw-moss +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
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Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Northwick Park tube station Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Hendon Central underground station Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Wembley Park underground station Walking route ▾
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LCN 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 Local cycle route
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Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
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Wildlife to spot
17,696 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,696 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 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 autumn
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 Speckled Wood · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +19
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,696 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 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 autumn
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 Speckled Wood · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +19
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
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
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
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
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 