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Hampton Hill Recreation Ground

1 ha

📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.42430, -0.36159

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

20 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 link to Richmond stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

122 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

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Cycleway 28Cycling route

Named routeRef C28

Wildlife to spot

103,736 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

103,736 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterautumn

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Coot +45

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GadwallMareca strepera
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis · Rose Chafer · Meliscaeva auricollis · Stag Beetle +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

103,736 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterautumn

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Coot +45

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GadwallMareca strepera
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis · Rose Chafer · Meliscaeva auricollis · Stag Beetle +1

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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