Wood End East Recreation Ground 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Ealing Getting here
51.55711, -0.35183
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 🛝 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug +136 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Celandine Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Gruffalo Trail Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Greenford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hanwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 Local cycle route
Show on map Metropolitan cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map Wembley to Harrow Weald Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 87 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 87 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Bridge over the Chiltern Line on Wood End Avenue
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Wildlife to spot
43,647 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,647 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pied Wagtail · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Wren +29
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Beaver · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Rat
Beaver Castor fiber Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Box Bug · Dark Bush-cricket +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,647 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pied Wagtail · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Wren +29
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Beaver · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Rat
Beaver Castor fiber Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Box Bug · Dark Bush-cricket +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 