Chelsea Embankment Gardens 1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.48319, -0.16926
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 🛝 Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +254 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +254 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Mallard +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Mallard +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway 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 387 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
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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
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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
35,647 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,647 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Water Scorpion · Orange Ladybird +14
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 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 35,647 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Water Scorpion · Orange Ladybird +14
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Back-Swimmer 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
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Orionis coxator Orionis coxator2025
Orionis coxator Orionis coxator2025
Sussaba Sussaba2025
Sussaba Sussaba2025
Amphigerontia contaminata Amphigerontia contaminata2025
Amphigerontia contaminata Amphigerontia contaminata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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