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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.42209, -0.29136
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Tandems cafe and toilets — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Tandems cafe and toilets — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
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 LOOP link to Fulwell station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map 155 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
Show on map Tamsin Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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40,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Great Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Phaonia fuscata · Common Darter +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Great Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Phaonia fuscata · Common Darter +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy · Springy Turf-moss
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025