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▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Coot +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Coot +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Orange Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Orange Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Forked Veilwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond 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 120 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Hersham station/Walton route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Photos Gazebo in the grounds of Bushy House
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Wildlife to spot
136,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 136,964 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +23
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +17
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 136,964 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +23
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +17
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Synchita undata Synchita undata
Synchita undata Synchita undata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina