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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.41723, -0.30584
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Canbury Secret — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Canbury Secret — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Grey Heron +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Grey Heron +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Orange Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Orange Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026
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 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 Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
Show on map Photos Bandstand, Canbury Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
73,791 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 73,791 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Mallard · Jackdaw · Coot · Black-headed Gull +38
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Adder
10-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +22
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Oxystoma pomonae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 73,791 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Mallard · Jackdaw · Coot · Black-headed Gull +38
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Adder
10-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +22
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Oxystoma pomonae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oxystoma pomonae
Oxystoma pomonae
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 