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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.48656, -0.15862
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Battersea Park (Chelsea) 98m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Battersea Park (Chelsea) 98m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +184 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +184 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 31 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 link to West Dulwich station Walking route ▾
signposted link from West Dulwich station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C link Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 409 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
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
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Dining Room
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Wildlife to spot
35,535 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,535 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +33
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Water Scorpion · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 2-spot Ladybird +10
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,535 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +33
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Water Scorpion · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 2-spot Ladybird +10
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 