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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.39086, -0.27996
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café Rosa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café Rosa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Syrphus +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Syrphus +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Ewell West station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map Chessington Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 153 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Hogsmill River bridge Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
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54,482 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,482 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Melanostoma scalare +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,482 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Melanostoma scalare +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 