Woodland Walk - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.47302, -0.31672
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl
Free
Mudflats priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km30 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brent River Park footpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Hanwell stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
112 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route
LCN 34 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (34)Local cycle route
Cycleway 34Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C34Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,293 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springwinter
2026▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Jackdaw +33
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐝Insects18 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Water Measurer · Marmalade Hoverfly +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +5
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Small NettleUrtica urens
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,293 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springwinter
2026▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Jackdaw +33
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐝Insects18 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Water Measurer · Marmalade Hoverfly +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Wood Bristle-moss · Small Nettle · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Marble Screw-moss +5
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Small NettleUrtica urens
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Lateral Cryphaea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Events & activities nearby
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