Cromwell Avenue Open Space
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Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.39681, -0.25113
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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 22-spot Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 22-spot Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Chessington Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 7) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 219 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 77 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (77) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
29,813 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,813 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Red Fox · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +32
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,813 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Red Fox · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +32
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Alkanet · Lesser Celandine · Snowberry · Guernsey Fleabane
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Lepidosaphes Lepidosaphes2025
Lepidosaphes Lepidosaphes2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 