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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TomSmith" data-source="post: 1371474" data-attributes="member: 60308">For my local patch, Osterley Park.Good:  - incredibly convenient: just up the road - great variety of habitat by London standards. Parkland, arable farmland, horse pasture, broadleaf and mixed woodland, proper lakes. - relatively unbirded, so there's a good chance of finding something decent yourself - fairly compact - you can get round the whole thing in 2 hours - I just saw my first Long-Eared Owl there.Bad: - masses of dogwalkers, especially at weekends - infested with parakeets - the M4 goes straight through it - what a dreadful planning decision! - relatively unbirded, so there's not a lot of people to compare notes with - the Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers have been avoiding me since 2006...</blockquote>