YEADING WOODS (MAPPED BOUNDARY NOT VERIFIED) 32 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
Places › England › London › Hillingdon Getting here
51.54577, -0.42578
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 153m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 153m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Hillingdon Trail
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Celandine Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to West Drayton station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 89 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (89) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 39 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 39 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 LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map
About this nature reserve Yeading Woods is a 32-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Hillingdon, London, England. The area features mixed woodlands, supporting various species of birds and mammals, with paths ideal for woodland walks.
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
How useful was the information on this page?
id: 142195fe-e721-4a41-b69a-427ffe7e1127
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
10,447 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 10,447 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Moorhen · Swift · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +30
Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +43
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Cuckooflower · Flowering-rush · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Pyramidal Orchid · Lady's Bedstraw +7
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Knapweed Centaurea Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,447 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Moorhen · Swift · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +30
Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +43
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Cuckooflower · Flowering-rush · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Pyramidal Orchid · Lady's Bedstraw +7
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Knapweed Centaurea Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Eumerus Eumerus
Eumerus Eumerus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Willow Salix
Willow Salix
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata 