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Hampton Common

28 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

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51.42987, -0.38228

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Carabus nemoralis +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Carabus nemoralis +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route

Named route

Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional walking route

LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88Local cycle route

LCN 34Cycling route

Named routeRef 34Local cycle route

Cycleway 40Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75Local cycle route

Cycleway 28Cycling route

Named routeRef C28Regional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

70,215 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

70,215 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis · Meliscaeva auricollis

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

70,215 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis · Meliscaeva auricollis

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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