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Douglas House Meadow

3 ha

📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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51.44707, -0.30659

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 181m away — 6 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 181m away — 6 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brent River Park footpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

153 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route

Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route

LCN 34 linkCycling route

Named routeRef (34)Local cycle route

LCN 44Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

60,638 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

60,638 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

spring

2026

Canada Goose · Red Kite · Redwing · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +16

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little OwlAthene noctua
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius

🐝

Insects34 species

winterspring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +29

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Zygina lunarisZygina lunaris
EupeodesEupeodes
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hadrobregmus denticollisHadrobregmus denticollis
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
Oxystoma pomonaeOxystoma pomonae
Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

60,638 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

spring

2026

Canada Goose · Red Kite · Redwing · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +16

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little OwlAthene noctua
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius

🐝

Insects34 species

winterspring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +29

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Zygina lunarisZygina lunaris
EupeodesEupeodes
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hadrobregmus denticollisHadrobregmus denticollis
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Anthonomus bituberculatusAnthonomus bituberculatus
Oxystoma pomonaeOxystoma pomonae
Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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