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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.51058, -0.21189
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Small White +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Small White +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Belsize Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 232 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
26,367 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Tufted Duck +19
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Eriosoma lanuginosum · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Trioza centranthi +5
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Tufted Duck +19
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Eriosoma lanuginosum · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Trioza centranthi +5
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025