Green Lane Recreation Ground 8 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.39854, -0.27503
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 🛝 Playground 119m 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 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, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Thames Down Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDL Regional walking route
Show on map Hogsmill Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HVW Local walking route
Show on map Chessington Countryside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 7) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 8) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 166 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Raynes Park to Wimbledon Cycleway (proposed) Cycling route ▾
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
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Wildlife to spot
53,164 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,164 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Melanostoma scalare +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,164 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Melanostoma scalare +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 