Dover House Road Allotments
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51.45861, -0.23891
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 295m away — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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 — Mallard, Jackdaw, Moorhen +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Moorhen +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell, Dandelion +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell, Dandelion +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cheilosia grossa, Gorse Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cheilosia grossa, Gorse Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 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 Barnes Trail 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 239 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
121,583 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 121,583 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Moorhen · Great Spotted Woodpecker +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Red Fox
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cheilosia grossa · Gorse Shieldbug · Jet Ant · Orange Ladybird +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet +18
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dandelion Taraxacum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 121,583 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Moorhen · Great Spotted Woodpecker +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Red Fox
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cheilosia grossa · Gorse Shieldbug · Jet Ant · Orange Ladybird +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet +18
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dandelion Taraxacum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata 