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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.48750, -0.19328
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 ☕ Black Rabbit Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Black Rabbit Cafe — 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
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +180 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +180 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Mouse-ear, Greater Knapweed +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Mouse-ear, Greater Knapweed +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 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 339 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
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
40,229 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,229 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Dunnock Prunella modularis Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Water Scorpion · 2-spot Ladybird · Back-Swimmer · Water Measurer +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Back-Swimmer Notonecta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,229 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Dunnock Prunella modularis Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Water Scorpion · 2-spot Ladybird · Back-Swimmer · Water Measurer +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Back-Swimmer Notonecta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
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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