Minet Country Park
Nature Trail
This Nature Trail was prepared in the summer of 2000.
This was before any development by Hillingdon Council.
Nature Trail continued . . .2
Disclaimer:
The area is rough and rutted, and swampy in places, so please take care at all times.
No responsibility can be taken by the author or A Rocha for any accidents or incidents resulting from the use of this information.
7. Recross the bridge and walk on between the ditch and the hedge. Watch for birds, flowers and insects. Expect to be startled by a green woodpecker.
Giant hogweed. This plant escaped from Kew Garden, and is one of the non-native plants on the site that are invasive & undesirable because they suppress native plants.
8. When you reach the Yeading Brook, you can cross the ditch with the help of a car tyre. Proceed along the river. The area tends to be swampy. Notice the change in flora, and don't touch the giant hogweed. Cross another ditch.
Beware of low-flying ducks.
9. Cross the brook using the concrete bridge, watching for kingfishers and dragonflies.
This area between the Yeading Brook and the Paddington branch of the canal is owned by British Waterways, and is private property. A Rocha trustees are in discussion with British Waterways about all or part of the area becoming a local nature reserve. It has been used for dumping canal dredging and gas works waste. You are not advised to pass the barrier into this area. Move to section 14. That walk will total about 1 hour.
Proceed with caution.
