HAVE you heard of listography.com yet? It's an internet innovation where people worldwide are sharing their lists, whether it's favourite sweets, films, books or what have you.

I even saw a hilarious one recently, on the Kate Takes 5 blog, for most annoying children's TV programmes ever - written after the mum of three had spent a weekend on the sofa with a sick child, stuck for 36 of 48 hours watching mind-numbing, irritating children's television.

While her viewing had consisted of back-to-back Hannah Montana, the truly awful Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Big Cook Little Cook, it reminded me of a similar awful weekend I had with Alex when I would have climbed the walls if forced to watch yet another episode of The Simpsons or Tom and Jerry.

So anyway, I thought I'd make my own list for great places to take the kids in and around Hillingdon.

Ruislip Lido

This is my favourite Hillingdon outdoor space for a walk, located in Reservoir Road, Ruislip. I love the fact we have our very own beach area locally where you can make sandcastles in the summer or walk along on a windy day and enjoy watching the ducks playing in the water.

Kids of all ages love the miniature railway that winds its way around the lake, and playing in the woods.

Black Park

A great new addition to Black Park is the Go Ape treetop adventure, where you can swing through the trees on a zipline. We've always gone for walks around the big lake but we've only recently started to explore more of the 530 acres that makes up Black Park, near Iver Heath.

A new discovery for us is the heathland area - it's very easy to find as it's signposted from the lake. My son and his friends enjoy making dens in the trees on the heathland and there are some good low trees for climbing.

Northala Fields

Those green, conical humps you see on the A40 near the Target roundabout are a fantastic place for a few hours.

You can cycle around the grounds, fly a kite at the top of a hump or get the kids to make up a play and perform it for you in the amphitheatre. There's some innovative play equipment, including a slide embedded into a 'mini hump'. There's the all-important cafe for grabbing a coffee and some nice little lakes to walk around.

Fassnidge Park

Tying up a shopping trip to Uxbridge with a side visit to Fassnidge Park for good behaviour has always worked as a handy bargaining tool for me.

It stops any moaning around The Chimes in its tracks if my son knows that we'll be visiting the park afterwards. There's some great new equipment for teenagers by the skate ramps that younger kids will love too.

Pinner Memorial Park

Just off Chapel Lane in Pinner, near the main high street, is a tranquil oasis for little ones.

As well as some lovely play equipment there's a great duck pond and plenty of trees for hide and seek games.

Daisy's in the Park cafe offers an excellent menu for adults and children. Only down side is that if it's been raining you'll need to wear wellies, as it can get very muddy.

**What would you put on your listography?