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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.48746, -0.16977
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Le Pain Quotidien — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Le Pain Quotidien — 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· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 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 Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 384 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
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
46,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,109 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Gadwall · Greylag Goose +31
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Black Swan Cygnus atratus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 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 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Water Scorpion · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly +7
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Back-Swimmer Notonecta Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,109 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Gadwall · Greylag Goose +31
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Black Swan Cygnus atratus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 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 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Water Scorpion · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly +7
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Back-Swimmer Notonecta Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Measurer
Water Measurer
Hydrometra stagnorum
Hydrometra stagnorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes 