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51.41695, -0.32025
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▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Grey Heron 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Coot +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Coot +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 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 132 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
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Wildlife to spot
129,917 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 129,917 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Coot +15
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Cream-spot Ladybird +23
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 129,917 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Coot +15
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Cream-spot Ladybird +23
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Synchita undata Synchita undata
Synchita undata Synchita undata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata