Holly Road Recreation Ground 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Richmond upon Thames Getting here
51.42504, -0.36120
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 ☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Thames Path - alternate Walking route ▾
avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton
Named route Ref TPalt Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hatton Cross Underground 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 122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Hersham station/Walton route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C28
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Wildlife to spot
101,706 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 101,706 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Coot +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Gadwall Mareca strepera Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis · Rose Chafer · Meliscaeva auricollis · Stag Beetle +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 101,706 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Coot +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Gadwall Mareca strepera Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus nemoralis · Rose Chafer · Meliscaeva auricollis · Stag Beetle +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile2025
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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