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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.47178, -0.27471
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 260m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 260m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pottia, Red Dead-nettle, Common Feather-moss +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Pottia, Red Dead-nettle, Common Feather-moss +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring (Section 08) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 155 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Nine Acre Trail, Osterley Cycling route 500 m ▾
This 500m off-road trail takes you through the Nine Acre field, with clear views back to the House across Middle Lake, one of R. Adam's original estate vistas. Develop your cycle skills with easy technical features, before linking back to the main trail
Named route Length 500 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
48,232 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,232 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Tufted Duck · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Minotaur Beetle · Saissetia coffeae +14
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Suillia variegata Common Pottia · Red Dead-nettle · Common Cord-moss · Common Pincushion · Marble Screw-moss +24
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,232 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Tufted Duck · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Minotaur Beetle · Saissetia coffeae +14
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Saissetia coffeae Saissetia coffeae Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Suillia variegata Common Pottia · Red Dead-nettle · Common Cord-moss · Common Pincushion · Marble Screw-moss +24
Common Pottia Tortula truncata Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Small Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus longispinus Pseudococcus longispinus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Australian Carpet Beetle Anthrenocerus australis
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi
Plagiolepis alluaudi Plagiolepis alluaudi Urtica urens
Urtica urens
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
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
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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