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Duke Meadows Allotments

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51.47987, -0.25715

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Fat Boy Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Fat Boy Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell, Crescent-cup Liverwort +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell, Crescent-cup Liverwort +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Melanostoma scalare +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Melanostoma scalare +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, Dandelion +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

26 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wandle TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

219 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 40Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route ■Cycling route

Named routeRef ■Local cycle route

Route QCycling route

Named routeRef QRegional cycle route

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

LCN 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

198,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

198,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Coot · Tufted Duck +61

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare · Syritta pipiens · Suillia variegata +7

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
SyrphusSyrphus
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus

🌿

Plants26 species

winter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Green Alkanet · Wild Teasel +21

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
CleaversGalium aparine
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Common ChickweedStellaria media
DaisyBellis perennis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
HazelCorylus avellana
GorseUlex europaeus
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

198,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Coot · Tufted Duck +61

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare · Syritta pipiens · Suillia variegata +7

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
SyrphusSyrphus
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus

🌿

Plants26 species

winter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Green Alkanet · Wild Teasel +21

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
CleaversGalium aparine
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Common ChickweedStellaria media
DaisyBellis perennis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
HazelCorylus avellana
GorseUlex europaeus
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Iain Crump · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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