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Open directionsv Chiswick House is a Neo-Palladian style villa in the Chiswick district of London, England. A "glorious" example of Neo-Palladian architecture in west London, the house was designed and built by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694–1753), and completed in 1729. The house and garden occupy 26.
Read more on Wikipedia → English garden scheduled monument c. 1725
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Mallard, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Mallard, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syritta pipiens +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syritta pipiens +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Creeping Buttercup +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Creeping Buttercup +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 211 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
162,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 162,462 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Coot +26
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syritta pipiens · Melanostoma scalare · Syrphus +2
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Red Dead-nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Common Field-speedwell · White Dead-nettle · Marble Screw-moss +4
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 162,462 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Coot +26
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syritta pipiens · Melanostoma scalare · Syrphus +2
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Red Dead-nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Common Field-speedwell · White Dead-nettle · Marble Screw-moss +4
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica White Dead-nettle Lamium album Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum 