General Facilities	Get Active	Information Centre	Nature & Wildlife
Car Parks	Volunteering	Information	Nature Reserves
Dog exercise areas	Walking	Logs and woodchips for sale	Nature Reserve Membership
Dog bins and bags	Cycling	Displays	Bird Watching and hides
Children’s Play Area	Fishing		Nature Trail
Picnic Tables	Trim Trail	Events and things to do in Hounslow  >
Disabled Access	Orienteering
Toilets	Nature Trail

General Facilities

  ●   Car Parks with disabled spaces are located off Bedfont Road and Clockhouse Lane.

  ●   Toilets including disabled toilet are located at the Clockhouse road entrance only.

  ●   Disabled access is very good in the park. Through out the park the paths are compacted gravel with medium slope gradients. They are accessible to wheelchair users with assistance (please be aware poor weather can affect the quality of the paths).

A pier on South Lake allows wheelchair users and those with mobility difficulties to get closer to the lake and is an excellent vantage point for bird watching.

  ●   Children’s Play Area located close to The Motte. The Bedfont Road car park is nearest to the children’s play area. A new play facility has been installed near to the Information Centre.

  ●   Picnic tables are located throughout the site. Barbecues are not permitted anywhere within the Country Park.

  ●   Dog exercise areas, there are two areas in the Country Park, one is located near to the Bedfont Road car park and the second is located at the South Side area of the site in Challenge Road off Feltham Road.

In all other areas of the Country Park dogs MUST be kept on a lead at all times.

Dog bins and dog bags are located throughout the site. Please ensure that you collect and dispose of all dog faeces.

Information Centre

  ●   The Information Centre is an excellent starting point for your visit to the park. Here you can access free leaflets providing information about the park and nature reserve. There are also informative and interactive displays about the Country Park.

  ●   Wood chip (£2.00 per bag) and Firewood (£3.50 per bag) are available. Please ask at the Information Centre.

Get Active

  ●   Volunteering: Interested in getting more involved and hands on with Bedfont Lakes? Why not try a volunteering session with Bedfont Lakes Conservation Volunteers? The group meets once a month on a Saturday to carry out all sorts of tasks from practical habitat management and tern raft construction to litter picking and maintenance.
All ages and abilities are welcome.

Click here for further information on Friends & Volunteers Groups and their websites  >

  ●   Walking: There are approximately four miles of flat and gently sloping paths around the Country Park. These are surfaced and regularly maintained so that they are suitable for wheelchair users.

  ●   Cycling: Gentle cycling is permitted on the surfaced paths within the Country Park. Please do not cycle on the grassy areas or on the hills. Riders are asked to behave sensibly and with respect to other visitors. Pedestrians have the right of way at all times.

  ●   Trim Trail: A series of physical exercises are located around the Country Park, which can be used as part of a regular fitness programme. Bedfont Lakes is also an ideal place for joggers of all abilities.

  ●   Orienteering: Try out our permanent course, challenge your map reading skills and give a new sport a go! Course maps are available for £1.00 at the Visitor Centre.

  ●   Nature Trail: A free self-guided nature trail leaflet leads you round some of the best spots for observing wildlife and is available from the Information Centre.

  ●   Fishing: The Fishing Lake is managed by The Barnes and Mortlake Angling and Preservation Society. Please contact 020 8867 0199 for all fishing related enquires.

Angling is only permitted on the Fishing Lake. Anyone found fishing on any of the other lakes will be referred to the Fishing Lake. Repeat offenders will face a ban or prosecution.

Nature and Wildlife

  ●   Bedfont Lakes has Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and Local Nature Reserve (LNR) status and has gained a reputation as one of the best locations in London for watching wildlife. Bedfont Lakes has two main nature reserve areas. The public reserve is open daily to the public with two bird hides for concealed observation.

  ●   The main part of the nature reserve is open on Sundays between 2pm and 4pm only. A membership scheme is available allowing members’ access at any times during the parks opening hours. Membership costs £5.00 per year. If you would like to join please call 0845 456 2796 and leave your contact details for the Bedfont Lakes Reserve membership.

  ●   Nature Trail. A self-guided nature trail runs throughout the park introducing visitors to the wide variety of habitats and wildlife throughout the park. A leaflet with instructions is available from the Information Centre at the Clockhouse Lane entrance.

  ●   Bird Hides. There are four hides located throughout the site, all of which are excellent spots for birdwatching. A wildlife log and board in the Information Centre keeps regular updates of what has been seen in the park.