Woodland Walk - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.47598, -0.30824
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 km29 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
122 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
30,834 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,834 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springwinter
2026▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Moorhen +30
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TealAnas crecca
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects20 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Scathophaga stercoraria +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Saissetia coffeaeSaissetia coffeae
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
30,834 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springwinter
2026▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Moorhen +30
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TealAnas crecca
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects20 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Scathophaga stercoraria +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Saissetia coffeaeSaissetia coffeae
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 furcataCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Events & activities nearby
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