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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › London › Hammersmith and Fulham Getting here
51.51032, -0.22822
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — 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🛝 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 — Grey Heron, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +148 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +148 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Brent River Park footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route 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 194 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Batman Close / Hammersmith Park, W12
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26,865 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,865 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +29
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug +38
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,865 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +29
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug +38
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025