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51.44373, -0.37678
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +136 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Kingston Station to Ham House Walk, Ham House Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Enjoy a gentle walk from Kingston Station to Ham House and Garden on this 4.5-mile long stroll along the river, learning some interesting historical facts along the way.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 01:15 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hatton Cross Underground 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 89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Nine Acre Trail, Osterley Cycling route 500 m ▾
This 500m off-road trail takes you through the Nine Acre field, with clear views back to the House across Middle Lake, one of R. Adam's original estate vistas. Develop your cycle skills with easy technical features, before linking back to the main trail
Named route Length 500 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 74 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Footbridge next to the shot tower, Crane Park
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33,072 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,072 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Carabus nemoralis +18
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Helina evecta Helina evecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,072 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Carabus nemoralis +18
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Helina evecta Helina evecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Woolly Vine Scale Insect Pulvinaria vitis
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 