Broadleaved woodland near South Kensington 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.48740, -0.17649
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 ☕ Kiss the hippo — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Kiss the hippo — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 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 380 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional 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
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
45,086 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,086 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Rock Dove +32
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Water Scorpion · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,086 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Rock Dove +32
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Water Scorpion · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Back-Swimmer
Back-Swimmer
Notonecta
Notonecta
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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